Wildlife Trafficking to Come under Fire at IUCN Congress
St David’s, Wales, Aug 06 (IPS) – A recent seizure at Johannesburg’s international airport of a large consignment of rhino horns confirmed worst fears...
50 years ago, scientists developed self-destructing plastic
This plastic will self-destruct — Science News, August 7, 1971 Public indignation over litter and garbage has caused industry to ask chemists whether self-destroying, or...
What science tells us about reducing coronavirus spread from wind instruments
The last time I played clarinet with my band was on March 10, 2020. It was a typical Tuesday evening rehearsal: About 10 musicians...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) – Gilbert Bor manages a small farm in the western highlands of Kenya. Landscapes are hilly, village roads lined...
5 Things To Watch For in the Latest IPCC Report on Climate Science
Aug 05 (IPS) – On Aug. 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its most comprehensive report on the science of...
Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments to strengthen efforts to make this goal a reality. ...
The remarkable and rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines offers “great hope” that the devastating pandemic can be overcome, the UN chief told the first International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation on Thursday, but everyone...
The top UN rights official once more sounded the alarm on Thursday over the plight of civilians in Syria, as intense fighting and indiscriminate shelling by Government forces and...
An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent reports by the Secretary-General, has been described as...
Squirrels use parkour tricks when leaping from branch to branch
Parkour enthusiasts need look no further than up in the trees for inspiration. Squirrels’ aerial acrobatics make the rodents masters of the form, a...
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