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A duo goes against the tide to explain an origin of human endurance 
What happens when you lose your voice? 
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Dollar System Eroding Slowly, but Still Dominant 
To turn invisible, we need to tweak the path light travels
Turning invisible is a handy superpower in fiction — we don’t see you, Sue Storm! — but the technology to make it work in...
A duo goes against the tide to explain an origin of human endurance
Theories that aquatic foraging drove human evolution have a fraught past. But the pair argue it granted stamina that other primates lack.
What happens when you lose your voice?
Losing your voice can feel like losing part of yourself. Can voice-cloning technology help people find themselves again?
The Security Council is meeting on Syria as the country’s transition faces pressure on several fronts. Economic hardship is fuelling unrest, Israeli incursions continue...
Nearly 10 years after Colombia signed a historic peace agreement to end a decades-long insurgency, the deal is under strain from growing insecurity –...
General Assembly adopts pandemic declaration, but not by consensus
The General Assembly on Monday adopted a political declaration on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response, by 153 in favour to three against (Argentina, Israel...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, October 13 (IPS) – The protracted demise of dollar-gold convertibility and associated fixed exchange rates did not end dollar hegemony. With...
UN to Launch Survey to Track Down Racism at the Secretariat
UNITED NATIONS, October 13 (IPS) – The United Nations has once again revived a longstanding problem that has been left lingering behind closed doors...
Sudan: Drought and war push Darfur and Kordofan towards famine
The risk of famine is growing in parts of Sudan already torn apart by war, as a severe El Niño drought makes life even...
Navi Pillay’s Nobel Peace Prize Is a Vote of Confidence in a Global Legal Order under Fire
PRETORIA, South Africa, October 12 (IPS) – The awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize to distinguished South African jurist and international judge Navanethem...
A duo goes against the tide to explain an origin of human endurance 
What happens when you lose your voice?