8+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (1397+ words) As we increasingly witness international law being swatted away like so many errant flies by an aggressive new breed of narcissistic political despot, it becomes increasingly clear that institutions and political forces once considered to be stabilizers of world affairs,…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1601+ words) Early Life and Education Early Scientific Career: Crystallography and the Seeds of Discovery...represented a paradigm shift in the understanding of life and disease. Pasteur’s work inspired a new generation...

10+ mon, 2+ week ago   (377+ words) Artificial intelligence is accelerating the science of rewriting animal and insect DNA. “IUCN members have chosen to engage with these tools thoughtfully and responsibly, rather than turn away from them,” said Dr. Susan Lieberman, WCS vice president of International Policy…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (557+ words) Russians are well-versed in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine; the general public also has an idea of African medicine, usually picturing a sorcerer in leather, muttering something unreal. Currently, graduates from African countries, more often than not, who received medical education…...

9+ mon, 5+ day ago   (104+ words) deserve this? The Prime Minister who tried to have a life outside the office. The pain of perfectionism....

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (574+ words) summary of Roy Ratcliffe’s recently released book ‘Life on Earth’ (Past, Present and Future)’. Of all the millions of species of life that have existed on earth over billions of years...Nevertheless, from a biological understanding of life on earth…...

11+ mon, 1+ day ago   (550+ words) This story was originally published by Undark and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. In the 1995 book The Demon Haunted World, the astronomer Carl Sagan warned that the United States was turning its back on science,…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (493+ words) On International Working Women’s Day in 2025, Cilia Flores, the wife of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, read a poem she wrote highlighting the historic role played by Latin American women in the fight against imperialism. To read this article in the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (514+ words) With Ireland holding the EU Council presidency for the rest of 2026, there’s never been a better excuse to look at the opportunities offered by the European Union through Erasmus+. Once you start college, you’ll almost definitely hear the word “Erasmus…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (48+ words) Test your wits on the Slate Quiz for Aug. 13, 2026. More Games From Slate Slate Mini Crossword for Aug. 13, 2026 Slate Pears Game 363: Aug. 12, 2026 Slate Crossword: Take It! (Five Letters) Slate SoundBites for August 12, 2026 We need to talk about your adblocker...