Drilling Wells to Alleviate the Water Shortage in the Venezuelan Capital
CARACAS, Mar 04 (IPS) – Thousands of families in the Venezuelan capital have dipped into their savings or gone into debt, in the midst...
Most pro athletes who got COVID-19 didn’t develop heart inflammation
Most professional athletes who got COVID-19 didn’t suffer heart damage from it, a new study suggests. Researchers screened 789 players who had tested positive...
Female green tree frogs have noise-canceling lungs that help them hear mates
To find her mate amidst a cacophony of frog croaks, groans, squeaks and trills, a female green tree frog just needs to take a...
IBADAN, Nigeria, Mar 04 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day March 8.Africa’s population...
Catnip repels insects. Scientists may have finally found out how
A whiff of catnip can make mosquitoes buzz off, and now researchers know why. The active component of catnip (Nepeta cataria) repels insects by...
50 years ago, U.S. commercial whaling was coming to an end
Whale protection — Science News, March 6, 1971 Whaling by the single remaining United States whaling firm, the Del Monte Fishing Co. of San...
DNA databases are too white, so genetics doesn’t help everyone. How do we fix that?
It’s been two decades since the Human Genome Project first unveiled a rough draft of our genetic instruction book. The promise of that medical...
Vaccine Passports Are Controversial But Their Technology Will Bring Big Benefits to Developing Countries
GENEVA, Mar 04 (IPS) – The United Nations is using the digital government technology behind vaccine passports to help developing countries provide essential services...
<em>International Womens Day, 2021</em><br>Gender Equality is The Roadmap We Need to Overcome Our Most Pressing Global Challenges
NEW YORK, Mar 04 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day March 8.In 2020,...
People who have had COVID-19 might need only one shot of a coronavirus vaccine
People who have already had COVID-19 — even if they didn’t show symptoms — may be able to get away with just a single...
Yemen’s humanitarian crisis growing by the hour amid spike in displacement 
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Haiti: Child malnutrition crisis worsens amid escalating violence 
The Connection Between Urbanization and Poverty: How Cities Can Reduce Poverty – Or Deepen It