[Sweden Launches Official Inquiry into “Islamist Infiltration” and Muslim Brotherhood Influence

Sweden’s Minister for Education and Integration, Simona Mohamsson, announced that the government has decided to launch an official investigation into what she described as “Islamist infiltration” in the country, with a particular focus on the...

Scientists say ALS might be an autoimmune disease

(NewsNation) — Scientists have discovered what the immune system attacks in people with ALS, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for the fatal disease. The study, published Wednesday in Nature, found that immune cells mistakenly...

‘Science does not support’ link between painkillers and autism in kids

Contra Costa County Health Services is challenging claims made by the federal government about a supposed link between autism in children and the painkiller acetaminophen used by pregnant women. The two agencies cite conflicting studies about a...

Teenage Engineering Brings EP-40 DrumMachine/Sequencer Launch To Jamaica

Members of Teenage Engineering. Teenage Engineering, the Swedish design and technology collective renowned for redefining the boundaries of music gear, is set to launch its newest instrument, the EP-40 drum machine and sequencer, with a week-long...

Ai2’s DataVoyager Lets Scientists Talk to Their Data

Credits: allenai.org Across research labs, structured data keeps piling up—spreadsheets filled with results, logs from instruments, tables that grow with every project. Much of it never gets fully explored because the analysis takes time and often...

Swedish innovation behind new TexChroma spray dyeing

In response to unprecedented market demand, BW Converting, a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association, will provide details about its new Baldwin TexChroma digital spray dyeing system at ITMA Asia + CITME in Singapore from October...

It’s time to put children before Big Tech and limit social media to over-15s only

Ensuring that children are safe online, just as in the physical world, should be a no-brainer. Unfortunately, that is not the reality today. Far too many children and teens experience stress, anxiety, sleep problems and declining well-being from...

Science The Independent Researchers just unleashed microbes trapped in Arctic ice for 40,000 years: ‘These are not dead samples’

From The Last of Us to The Thing, blockbuster movies and TV shows have been trying to warn the world not to dig into ancient ice, open the cursed Mummy’s tomb, or recreate dinosaurs, for decades. And yet, geologists and biologists at the...

Trump defies science, links autism to Tylenol and vaccines

US President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism to childhood vaccine use and the taking of popular pain medication Tylenol by women when pregnant, elevating claims not backed by scientific evidence to the forefront of US health policy. In an...

Researchers just unleashed microbes trapped in Arctic ice for 40,000 years: ‘These are not dead samples’

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Bitcoin As The New Battleground—Sweden Signals Interest In Joining The Race

Two members of Sweden’s Riksdag have proposed that the state investigate creating a strategic Bitcoin reserve and make clear it will not change the law that defines the central bank’s monetary policy. The idea is framed as a way to guard against...

From tech to oil and gas: job cuts and layoffs in Q3 2025

[SINGAPORE] Companies across sectors, from oil and gas to media and aviation, have continued to cut their headcounts in a bid to cope with challenges such as high costs, tough competition and global trade uncertainty. Plans by ExxonMobil to slash...

Sweden at IMARC: Sample the energy, (re)vibes, ingenuity and fika

Business Sweden senior consultant Karin Ericsson says the first-ever Swedish Pavilion at IMARC 2025 will be Team Sweden’s largest export engagement in Australia this year. And it will showcase some of the biggest names not only in mining worldwide...

A planet-first diet can feed the world by 2050 while improving the environment, new scientific analysis finds

By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Nearly everyone on the planet could have access to nutritious, culturally appropriate food by 2050 — all while improving the environment — if nations work together to implement a “planetary health diet,” a new report...

Student represents U.S. at international water science competition

High school senior Catherine Chen represented the United States at the International Stockholm Junior Water Prize in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo provided by Syntax This past summer, Manhasset High School senior Catherine Chen represented the United...

Autism Research Doesn't Need Washington's Help

At a well-attended press event in September, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a "bold" new initiative to identify the causes and treatments for autism. Citing research suggesting a possible link between taking...

Swedish companies praise sustainability commitment

Sweden and Thailand share a deep commitment to sustainability, blending tradition with innovation to achieve shared environmental goals, according to Anna Hammargren, the Swedish ambassador to Thailand. .Speaking on Thursday at the Swedish-Thai...

Trump-RFK claims on Tylenol make a mockery of science

Dr. Maxwell Helmberger As someone trained as a scientist and who teaches science at Michigan State University, watching the Sept. 22 press conference in which President Trump and DHS Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. alleged a link between autism and...

Sweden-based industrial heating and resistance materials company Kanthal expands in Hosur

Robert Stal, President, Kanthal Global resistance materials producer Kanthal has inaugurated a new wire manufacturing facility in its existing Hosur plant in India. The new 1,980 sq m expansion will help Kanthal more than triple its production...

Research Council Finances Research Infrastructure Of National Interest At KI

Two research infrastructures, one that Karolinska Institutet coordinates and one it participates in, have been awarded a grant in this year’s Swedish Research Council call for research infrastructure of national interest: the Chemical Biological...