Massive tree projects must address scientific, political, social and economic concerns – experts
Trees are symbols of hope, life and transformation. They’re also increasingly touted as a straightforward, relatively inexpensive, ready-for-prime-time solution to climate change. When it comes to removing human-caused emissions of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from Earth’s atmosphere, trees are a big help. Through photosynthesis, trees pull the gas out...
Kashmir women Covid vaccine rejection: To live with stigma of not having a child is to die every day
Rashida Jan, a nurse who works in the Covid-19 ward at a hospital in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, treats people suffering from the deadly virus every day. But when it was her turn to be vaccinated, she refused. “I am getting married in the next few months,” Jan said. “My...
After ‘pregnant’ male rat experiments, Chinese scientists plan to try pregnancy in men
An experiment to impregnate male rats stitched to female rats, by researchers at the Naval Medical University in Shanghai, has stirred debate in China and beyond about the ethics of the work. Researchers say the experiment was highly contrived and unnecessarily distressing to the animals, and that it offers few...
In-person learning: Schools don’t seem to be environments where Covid transmission is rampant
On a bright, crisp morning in March, Salah Goyut said goodbye to his stuffed tiger, Stripes and his cat, Meowington and started walking the two short blocks to Herbert Schenk Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin. He had started kindergarten there months ago, but he had only seen his teacher on...
