Al-Shamiya: When Adversity Becomes Inspiration
CAIRO, Mar 24 (IPS) – When Suhier Abed’s husband broke both legs after falling two floors while working in construction, the 32-year-old mother of...
MADRID, Mar 24 (IPS) – Following 20 long years (2011-2021) of brutal war on Afghanistan by the US-led military coalition, which ended up in...
Indias Gig Workers: Overworked and Underpaid
NEW DELHI, Mar 24 (IPS) – According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), the unemployment rate in urban India stood at 9.4 percent...
We’re celebrating a century of Science News
The first three months of covering the COVID-19 pandemic felt, by Tina Hesman Saey’s estimation, “closer to 300 years.” From February to April 2020,...
How Science News has been a training ground for young science journalists
When I was hired as a summer intern at Science News in 2017, I was equal parts excited and anxious. I’d heard the job...
Some past Science News coverage was racist and sexist. We’re deeply sorry
Content warning: This essay about aspects of Science News’ coverage cites specific examples of racism, sexism and prejudice against members of the LGBTQ community...
DAKAR, Senegal, Mar 24 (IPS) – At the World Water Forum this week (March 21-26), the international community will raise awareness of the 2...
Mistreatment in childbirth, a human rights and healthcare problem, new study warns
Women across the world face unacceptable mistreatment during childbirth, according to a new study from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Human Reproduction...
Seeds of change in Kenya as farmers lead way on tobacco-free farms
In Kenya, a trailblazing sustainable agriculture project has helped hundreds of farmers move away from the harmful practice of growing tobacco, in favour of...
Ukraine: Competing drafts on humanitarian assistance debated at General Assembly
The UN General Assembly met on Wednesday for its second emergency session on the Ukraine crisis since Russia invaded the country on 24 February,...
New UN system platform puts millions of data points at users’ fingertips, says Guterres 
Outpacing Foreign Aid, Migrant Remittances Are a Lifeline Ensuring Families Are Fed and Healthy, Says IFAD 
This ‘anti-vampiric’ grave used two strategies to stop the undead 
What’s behind ‘one of paleontology’s most enduring enigmas’?