Soldiers live for months in the psychiatric ward. None of the patients the journalist spoke to wanted to return to the war, saying they'd rather go to prison or die.

The human mind may find it difficult to conceptualize: a cosmic cloud so colossal it surrounds the Sun and eight planets as it extends trillions of miles into deep space. The spherical shell known as ...

Harassment at work affects mental health and quality of life. But what happens when “work” is school, harassment takes the form of bullying, and there's seemingly no place to turn?

Click to expand Image Atomic bomb survivors from Japan rally opposite the United Nations in New York during a meeting of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, November 2023. © 2023 Darren ...

In 2013, a Chinese mining company forcibly relocated a community of 5,000+ people in Peru. Ten years later, the community is living in poverty and the company has failed to honor its promises.

They can also melt sea ice, with global climate implications.

Scientists and engineers are developing new ways to destroy per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) efficiently and sustainably. This class of chemicals is known as “forever chemicals” because ...

Today, the UN Human Rights Council took a decisive step to address the spiraling human rights crisis in Venezuela. The global human rights body adopted a resolution renewing, for a period of two years ...

Much of her 20-year career had left her with reliable employment rights in the civil service. But having made a career change and moved to a small business, she was now reliant on statutory sick pay, ...

Click to expand Image A picture showing Cameroon President Paul Biya who recently gave directives to improve oversight and investigate misappropriation of Covid-19 funding. © 2018 Lintao Zhang/Pool ...

Overview during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, February 26, 2024. © 2024 Janine Schmitz/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images (Geneva) –The United Nations Human Rights Council, in ...

Click to expand Image Workers are seen at the Sitong Bridge in Beijing on October 14, 2022, where protest banners with slogans criticizing the Communist Party's policies were hanged the day before. © ...