A giant tortoise was caught stalking, killing and eating a baby bird
Justin Gerlach thought there must be some sort of misunderstanding. Tortoises don’t hunt. These gentle, lumbering herbivores spend their days leisurely munching on greenery,...
Jonathan Lambert
Salvadoran Migrants Still Look to the U.S. to Lift Themselves Out of Poverty
SAN PABLO TACACHICO, El Salvador, Aug 23 (IPS) – The Joe Biden administration’s call for undocumented Central American migrants not to go to the...
Parliamentarians Determined to Reach ICPD 25 Goals
Johannesburg, South Africa, Aug 23 (IPS) – Politicians from Asia and Africa shared activism anecdotes demonstrating their determination to meet ICPD 25 commitments. They...
Here’s how cool a star can be and still achieve lasting success
If you want to be a successful star by making the minimum possible effort, aim for a surface temperature about a quarter of the...
Everyone maps numbers in space. But why don’t we all use the same directions?
Consider a ruler, a timeline or even weights lined up in a gym. Why are the smaller values, the earlier times and the lighter...
GOMA, NORTH KIVU, DRCongo, Aug 23 (IPS) – On May 6, 2021, after a decision by President Félix Tshisekedi, a state of siege was...
WASHINGTON DC, Aug 23 (IPS) – The writer is Chair of the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture Intensification (CoSAI)A population of more than 9 billion...
Around the world, people are preparing to choke their way through what is called ‘the season of smog’, when farmers burn their fields to...
Around the world, people are preparing to choke their way through what is called ‘the season of smog’, when farmers burn their fields to...
Internationally Trained Medical Doctors Sidelined in Canada
Toronto, Canada, Aug 20 (IPS) – Canada is ranked number one out of 78 countries globally, with the highest marks in social purpose indicators,...
Why the UN General Assembly still matters 
UN Crime Congress: Technology is transforming crime – and the response to it 
Surviving the summer 
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak