A new technique could make some plastic trash compostable at home
A pinch of polymer-munching enzymes could make biodegradable plastic packaging and forks truly compostable. With moderate heat, enzyme-laced films of the plastic disintegrated in...
Carmen Drahl
Agro-industry Surrounds Xingu Indigenous Territory in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr 21 (IPS) – Watatakalu Yawalapiti is 40 years old. She was born in the Amakapuku village, surrounded by a large...
The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin in the George Floyd murder trial has been welcomed by the UN human rights chief, who said on...
The already tiny neutrino’s maximum possible mass has shrunk even further
To understand neutrinos, it pays to be small-minded. The subatomic particles are so lightweight, they’re almost massless. They’re a tiny fraction of the mass...
COVID-19 Locks Down Therapy Support for Zimbabwes Trafficking Survivors
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Apr 20 (IPS) – Before Zimbabwe imposed lockdown measures last March as part of global efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Grace...
Earth Day 2021: Passing On a Cleaner World
MIDWAY, Utah USA, Apr 21 (IPS) – The writer holds physics M.S. and B.S. degrees from Georgia Tech and DePaul University and is the...
Rights Group Calls for Overhaul of Criminal Justice Systems Response to Sexual Violence Across South Asia
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21 (IPS) – Gaps in laws, illegal out-of-court settlements, rape survivor intimidation and law enforcement failure to adequately respond to sexual...
A group of UN human rights experts expressed serious concerns on Tuesday over the treatment and wellbeing of an African American prisoner who has...
The number of migrant children reported in Mexico has increased sharply, jumping from 380 to nearly 3,500 since the beginning of the year: a...
The UN launched a $29.2 million global funding appeal on Monday to aid citizens of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines affected by the major eruptions spewing from La Soufrière volcano, pledging to remain a “steadfast partner”. Read the full story, “La...
Women and girls pay high price in DR Congo Ebola outbreak 
Less than 4 years from development goals deadline, progress shows what’s possible 
Sexual violence against civilians and POW’s in Ukraine widespread and ‘abhorrent’ 
‘Violence will only defer a problem’: UN Assembly President on trust, AI and lessons from the Rohingya crisis