BACKGROUND: Alternative splicing plays crucial roles in normal heart development and cardiac disease by influencing protein-coding sequences, functional domains, and molecular networks. However, a ...

Togo’s HDI rises to 0.571, now ranked 161 globally • Exits low-HDI group, ranks 2nd in UEMOA after Côte d’Ivoire • Gains driven by water, electricity access; plans further investment Togo has achieved ...

AI may be the new oracle, but the future depends on how we preserve human intelligence, creativity, and meaning in a digital age.

24 September 2025 - A report issued by a UN-convened expert group finds that tackling the climate and sustainable development crises together could unlock efficiencies at scale and reduce government ...

By bnl editorial staff Progress in human development across Latin America and the Caribbean has plateaued and faces potential reversals as multiple pressures converge on the region, according to a UN ...

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is entering a period of profound transformation, driven by three powerful megatrends: demographic, climate, and technological change. In MENA, their ...

Venue: Elizabeth Rose Conference Hall, United Nations University Headquarters, Japan / Zoom Webinar The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations University (UNU) will co-host ...

"Everyone needs a Katia in their pocket," Fidji Simo, OpenAI’s newly appointed CEO of Applications, wrote recently about her transformative relationship with her human business coach, Katia. Simo’s ...

The multicolored tanager, a small bird that lives only in the mountains of Colombia, is a draw for birdwatchers. Deep in a forest in the Andes, high atop a tall tree, there’s a quick, colorful flash ...

The U.S. eradicated NWS in 1966, though rare introductions have occurred. Earlier this week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) confirmed the first human case of a flesh-eating parasite ...

From the beginning UNDP has worked in partnership to build the foundations for human development and create opportunities for people to thrive. The organization was established in 1965 as a merger of ...

AMHERST – The state stopped placing homeless families in Center of Human Development programs last month and ordered the Springfield nonprofit to close its Jessie’s House shelter in Amherst after the ...