How a gecko named Mr. Frosty could help shed new light on skin cancer
A gecko named Mr. Frosty and his kin have helped scientists uncover the genetic glitch that gives these lizards their standout color — and...
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Israeli fossil finds reveal a new hominid group, Nesher Ramla Homo
Excavations in an Israeli sinkhole have unveiled a previously unknown Stone Age hominid group that contributed to the evolution of the human genus, Homo....
Latin America Vastly Underspends on Green Post-Pandemic Recovery
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 24 (IPS) – Latin America is investing too little in a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, with only 2.2% of...
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 24 (IPS) – In the race between infection and injection, injection has lost. Public health experts estimate that approximately 70% of...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 24 (IPS) – A confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe By the...
For some dinosaurs, the Arctic may have been a great place to raise a family
Dinosaurs didn’t just summer in the high Arctic; they may have lived there year-round, new fossil evidence suggests. Hundreds of bones and teeth found...
A Time for Systemic Solutions in Latin America & the Caribbean
NEW YORK, Jun 24 (IPS) – The first wave of COVID-19 never ended in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Since the region became...
Humanitarian convoys from Turkey that bring lifesaving aid into northwest Syria must continue, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read...
Madagascar’s hungry ‘holding on for dear life’, WFP chief warns
Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation, and “holding on for dear life”, the UN food agency chief said...
Humanitarian convoys from Turkey that bring lifesaving aid into northwest Syria must continue, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read...
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