Urgently needed aid relief has reached areas of northeast Ukraine recently reclaimed from Russian control amid ongoing fighting, UN humanitarians said on Friday. Read...
Cotton is a constant thread in our lives, from field to fabric, the UN agriculture agency, FAO, upheld on Friday, World Cotton Day, drawing...
Authorities in Egypt must ensure civil society can safely and fully participate in the COP27 UN climate change conference taking place there next month,...
Why traumatic brain injuries raise the risk of a second, worse hit
In a football game on September 25, Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa got the pass off but he got knocked down. Fans watched him...
Addressing the Cow in the Room, Lowing for Nutrition and Livelihoods
Bulawayo, Oct 07 (IPS) – Meat, milk, and eggs are bad for you, and livestock is bad for the environment. Read the full story,...
More Than 1,700 Environmental Defenders Were Killed in the Last Decade
BUENOS AIRES, Oct 07 (IPS) – Since November 2020, the threats, intimidation and pressure I have experienced due to my work in defence of...
Tree-climbing carnivores called fishers are back in Washington’s forests
Holding an antenna above his head, Jeff Lewis crept through an evergreen forest in the Cascade mountains, southeast of Seattle. As he navigated fallen...
Mars’ buried ‘lake’ might just be layers of ice and rock
“Follow the water” has long been the mantra of scientists searching for life beyond Earth. After all, the only known cradle of life in...
Biomethane from Garbage: Turning a Climate Enemy into Clean Energy – VIDEO
FORTALEZA, Brazil, Oct 07 (IPS) – Garbage that has accumulated since 1991 in the two landfills in the municipality of Caucaia has become a...
Caribbean-American Artist Depicts Chosen Family
NEW YORK, Oct 07 (IPS) – For two months over the summer, Caribbean-American artist Delvin Lugo presented his first solo show in New York...
As freshwater reserves shrink, countries must prepare for a new water reality 
What it Means to be ‘Too Old’ and a Woman: Systemic Gendered Ageism and Loss of Belonging 
Ahead of COP17, UN Biodiversity Chief Urges Urgent Realignment of Finance with Nature Goals 
During menopause, brain changes surprisingly take a break