A new study examines how the prolonged multifront war in Israel has impacted the fundamental human rights and daily needs of adolescents. While basic physical protection and immediate necessities remain largely fulfilled, the research identifies negative impacts in areas of personal safety, as well as in often overlooked domains such as equality and freedom of expression. The findings reveal a pervasive "fear of the other" among adolescents in Israel.  While parents were identified as a meaningful source for reliable information for their children, the study also found that parents think that their children feel freer and safer to express their opinions than adolescents themselves report.

Three principles - transparency, credit, and accountability – should form the foundation for “responsible authorship”, argues a working group comprising scholars, scientists and journal editors. In an article published March 11 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), the group, led by PLOS’ Chief Scientific Officer Veronique Kiermer, states that contributions worthy of authorship should be determined by who has accountability for the research, and that all who claim the credit implied by authorship must assume that accountability.