Innocent victims. Israeli forces have killed over 60 children in the occupied West Bank since the start of last year – most of them by live ammunition, according to a statement by the UN children’s agency UNICEF. globalhealthreport.org/israeli-forc...

Israeli forces killing children in Palestine – UN agency - The Global Health Report

UNICEF.The agency said on average at least one child had been killed every week since January 2025. The Global Health Report

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Some rare good news from Gaza!

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus@drtedros.who.int · last yr.

Yesterday @who.int delivered its first medical shipment into #Gaza since 2 March - 9 trucks carrying essential medical supplies, 2000 units of blood and 1500 units of plasma. The supplies were transported from Kerem Shalom, without any looting incident, despite the high-risk conditions. (1/4)

Science journalists - I need you input! On Monday I'm attending the United Nations Secretary-General’s Scientific Advisory Board on behalf of our profession. So - what should be the five priority topics or themes for the next round of Science Briefs? #BlueskyScience #SciComm #sciencejournalism

AI cracks decade-long superbug problem in 2 days, and comes up with four additional solutions. #scicomm #Ai #health "And for one of them, we never thought about it, and we're now working on that." Woah.. www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....

AI cracks superbug problem in two days that took scientists years - BBC News

The lead researcher has told the BBC he was so astounded he assumed his computer had been hacked.

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Attention #scicomm! Exciting news from AAAS Annual Meeting in Boston (@aaas.org) - the WCSJ South Africa call for proposals is now live. Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to get here, and thanks to EurekAlert for your unwavering support! www.wcsj2025.org

Terrifying graph in the FT today - January was the hottest ever, despite the normally cooler La Nina weather system! #SciComm

Asteroids contain "building blocks of life" - so why haven't we found life elsewhere in the solar system?? www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....

Bennu asteroid contains building blocks of life, say scientists - BBC News

Bennu contains minerals and thousands of organic molecules, including the chemical components that make up DNA.

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Maybe dark energy doesn't exist.. As gravity slows time, galactic voids would experience faster time and so grow more quickly, researchers suggest. A fascinating idea! www.independent.co.uk/space/dark-e...

Dark energy doesn’t actually exist, scientists say in shock claim

Dark energy does not exist, some scientists have claimed – which could help get rid of one of the universe’s biggest mysteries.

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Like the early days of the apocalypse.. This sobering Reuters piece documents the world under water in 2024 www.reuters.com/investigates...

2024 in photos: the world under water

Floods caused devastation and cost lives around the world in 2024, from Spain to Nigeria, North Carolina to Bangladesh. This curated selection of photos from Reuters illustrates their often catastrophic impact.

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Now something else to worry about - mirror life The lab-made 'mirror image' organisms could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections, apparently.. www.theguardian.com/science/2024...

‘Unprecedented risk’ to life on Earth: Scientists call for halt on ‘mirror life’ microbe research

Experts warn that mirror bacteria, constructed from mirror images of molecules found in nature, could put humans, animals and plants at risk of lethal infections

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Always worrying when a new disease emerges. Good luck to those on the ground trying to understand the deadly "Disease X" outbreak in DRC. africacdc.org/news-item/af...

Africa CDC Deploys Experts on Investigation Mission for Disease outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo – Africa CDC

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 9 December – From 5 to 7 December, the Director General of Africa CDC, H.E. Dr. Jean Kaseya, travelled to the DRC to engage with national authorities, assess the situation on th...

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It's such a shame when science becomes a political football - www.scidev.net/global/news/...

South African research funds ‘at risk’ over Gaza stance

A number of South African universities could be facing research funding cuts after severing ties with Israeli institutions.

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Great to be talking about science journalism with the WFSJ vice-president Joseph Mbemg Boum and Mandi Smallhorne, Conference Director for the 2025 World Conference of Science Journalists, the first one to ever be held in Africa!

Over 13 global events, the World Conference of Science Journalists had never been held in Africa. Until now! You can read more about this pioneering event here www.wcsj2025.org On my way to Science Forum South Africa - so many cool things to discuss!!

Really pleased that science journalists gave their full support to our new board at the World Federation of Science Journalists AGM in Budapest last week. Good science journalism = better informed policymaking and improved lives.

"Freedom of speech, human rights, we think now these are empty slogans.” Powerful words from Tamara Elzein, secretary general of #Lebanon's National Council for Scientific Research www.scidev.net/global/opini...

‘Double standards’ as Israel not treated like Russia

Russian scientists have been barred from international collaborations, while Israeli counterparts have not.

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