Sea ice is reducing at an unprecedented rate, prompting polar scientists to call for an urgent increase in research and observation, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Friday. ...
Scientific research and academic freedom are under threat, they warned, following reports that research submitted by scholars from sanctioned countries were being disqualified from publication. Expanding the application of unilateral sanctions into areas of scientific and academic research adversely affects scholars from sanctioned countries and threatens academic freedom, say UN...