Psychological stress during pregnancy is known to affect birth outcomes, but isolating its effects has been difficult.

By Colleen Goko JOHANNESBURG, April 8 (Retuers) - Wealthy nations slashed their development aid in 2025, probably by ...

Edexcel 6.4 Energy security is a key goal for countries, with most relying on fossil fuels; 6.5 Reliance on fossil fuels to drive economic development is still the global norm; 6.6 There are ...

Fragmenting world worsens finance squeeze, reversing decades of progress on development, UN report warns. UNITED NATIONS, 9 April 2026 – Development financing trends are going i ...

Japan will use its official development assistance (ODA) to encourage private-sector investment in developing countries, an annual government report said Friday. The 2025 white paper on cooperation ...

Last year, the international community came together in Sevilla, Spain, uniting behind a landmark agreement to secure financing for sustainable development. This month, Member States will gather at UN ...

This week, President Donald Trump declared victory in Iran, and, on Wednesday, after the announcement of a two-week ceasefire ...

Scientists convert plastic into acetic acid and unveil label-free microscopy; IAEA flags global radiation exposure ...

Geopolitical tensions rarely stay confined to the battlefield. They ripple through global markets – particularly energy and food. The war between the US, Israel and Iran is a reminder of how quickly ...

Real-world data is increasingly used to optimize trial design, reduce recruitment burden, and support regulatory decisions, but adoption remains uneven due to challenges around data quality, ...