Three UN-appointed independent human rights experts returned from Ethiopia on Tuesday after working to negotiate access to areas important for investigations. Read the full story,...
The landmark truce in Yemen, which has been holding since April, has been renewed for an additional two months through 2 October, UN Special...
How slow and steady lionfish win the race against fast prey
Lionfish certainly aren’t the fastest predators on the reef, but new research suggests that they can catch swift prey through pure tenacity, gliding slowly...
Biogas Production Awaits Greater Incentives in Cuba
HAVANA, Aug 02 (IPS) – Standing in front of a blue flame on her stove, getting ready to brew coffee, Mayra Rojas says the...
Slow food, Accelerating Biodiversity in the Field and On Our Plates
BULAWAYO, Aug 02 (IPS) – Edward Mukiibi was forced to do agriculture at school as punishment for misbehaviour. Read the full story, “Slow food,...
Doubts Raised Over Conditions of Mexicos Mangroves
SINANCHÉ, Mexico, Aug 02 (IPS) – Two extremes of coastal development can be found side-by-side in the small community of San Crisanto, in the...
Two black holes merged despite being born far apart in space
Signals buried deep in data from gravitational wave observatories imply a collision of two black holes that were clearly born in different places. Almost...
While more than three quarters of all adults living with HIV are receiving some kind of treatment, the number of children doing so, stands...
MONTREAL, Aug 02 (IPS) – The 24th International AIDS Conference is taking place in Montreal, July 29 to August 2.This week, the global HIV...
Neo-Colonial Currency Enables French Exploitation
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 02 (IPS) – Colonial-style currency board arrangements have enabled continuing imperialist exploitation decades after the end of formal colonial...
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