Arctic hunter-gatherers were advanced ironworkers more than 2,000 years ago
Hunter-gatherers who lived more than 2,000 years ago near the top of the world appear to have run ironworking operations as advanced as those...
Bruce Bower
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sudan, Volker Perthes, regretted on Monday the Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok’s decision to step down. Read the full story, “Special Representative...
Once Tossed and Abused, Human Trafficking Survivor Finds Solace
Goa, India, Jan 03 (IPS) – For over two decades, Nina tossed around like a leaf in a storm. While a teenager, she was...
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ could have far-reaching climate effects
Africa’s “Great Green Wall” initiative is a proposed 8,000-kilometer line of trees meant to hold back the Sahara from expanding southward. New climate simulations...
Enceladus’ plumes might not come from an underground ocean
Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus sprays water vapor into space. Scientists have thought that the plumes come from a deep subsurface ocean — but that...
AUSTRALIA, Jan 03 (IPS) – The new Yangtze River Protection Law (YRPL), which came into effect on March 1, 2021, is China’s first legislation...
The winner of this year’s Photography4Humanity prize is Indian photographer Apratim Pal, for his picture “A Thirsty Earth”, which captures both the environmental and...
First Person: The entrepreneur helping Middle Eastern women enter the digital economy
Mona Ataya, a Palestinian-Lebanese entrepreneur based in the United Arab Emirates, runs the largest online marketplace for mothers in the Middle East. In recognition...
UN provides life-saving aid for refugees and migrants in Mexico, as numbers soar
For several years, the number of people transiting through Mexico, many hoping for a better life in the USA, has continued to grow. The...
Waves of Haitians risk treacherous sea journey to find better life
The number of Haitians who have tried to migrate by unofficial channels to neighboring countries by boat has increased dramatically in 2021. They are...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now