Sweden's recent decision to terminate a contract with a scientific publisher, because the publisher was not making sufficient progress towards Sweden's demands for open access, has given rise to much jubilation in some quarters. It is argued that Sweden has stood up for the interests of the broad general public against the pecuniary interests of the scientific publishing industry.
A long-term study reveals encouraging trends for marine turtles in Odisha, Andaman and Nicobar, and the Lakshadweep Islands, while climate change and ecological shifts pose new conservation challenges across India's coasts.