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This week, Keir Starmer will reportedly visit China. This will be the first trip of this kind by a British prime minister since Theresa May’s three-day…

Last week, a UN report declared that the world has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy’ with many human water systems past the point at…

So deeply embedded in the realm of reality television is Donald Trump’s presidency that trying to apply any orthodox diplomatic measures of win or loss to…

A global shortage of nearly a million midwives is leaving pregnant women without the basic care needed to prevent harm, including the deaths of mothers and…

January 20, 20261 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmWorld has entered an era of ‘global water bankruptcy,’ U.N. warnsHumans are using more water than Earth…

Around the world, people are drawing down reserves of fresh water faster than they can be replenished. The heedless consumption of water, combined with worsening drought…

You’ve probably seen an artificial intelligence system go off track. You ask for a video of a dog, and as the dog runs behind the love…

Sweat rolls off my brow as my legs roll powerless beneath me. Eyes fixed on my glowing bike computer screen, watching as my heart rate climbs…

The sustained nationwide protests that have gripped Iran since late December have divided global opinion, with some governments raising concern about what they fear are foreign,…

As we look back on 2025, the world experienced a year of both remarkable achievement and profound challenge in global health. Multilateralism, science and solidarity were…