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...
Tina Hesman Saey
This soft robot withstands crushing pressures at the ocean’s greatest depths
Inspired by a strange fish that can withstand the punishing pressures of the deepest reaches of the ocean, scientists have devised a soft autonomous...
Three visions of the future, inspired by neuroscience’s past and present
A century ago, science’s understanding of the brain was primitive, like astronomy before telescopes. Certain brain injuries were known to cause specific problems, like...
PHILADELPHIA, US, Mar 03 (IPS) – In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a certain hour of the evening, people in cities...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 03 (IPS) – Marcela Loaiza was just 21 years old when a man approached her at her workplace in Pereira City,...
Myanmar: Protestors Plea for International Help as Analysts Fear Full Military Might
BANGKOK, Mar 02 (IPS) – Myanmar activists have called on the international community for help as security forces loyal to the military continue their...
International Women’s Day, 2021 – The Problem of the Respectable International Women’s Day – an Appeal for Good Trouble
NAIROBI / ROME, Mar 03 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day March 8.The...
CANBERRA, Australia, Mar 03 (IPS) – The COVID-19 pandemic (henceforth pandemic) has women particularly hard. In almost all countries, women constitute the bulk of...
Demographic Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic: An Overview
NEW YORK, Mar 02 (IPS) – The demographic impact of the coronavirus one year after being declared a pandemic on 11 March 2020 has...
What Role Can South-South Cooperation Play in Post COVID-19 Recovery?
BEIJING, Mar 02 (IPS) – Five years ago, at the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the United Nations, world leaders adopted the ambitious...
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