Groundwater, which sustains drinking water supplies, sanitation systems, farms, industries and ecosystems, is being overused, polluted and neglected, speakers warned at a World Water...
On Thursday, the UN-partnered Cluster Munition Monitor civil society group, released their 2022 Cluster Munition Monitor report, on the risk these weapons pose to...
Managing the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis is no substitute for a real political process, a truth laid bare by recent events, the Special...
Environmental Racism and Social Injustice at Camp Lejeune and Other Military Bases
BIRMINGHAM, USA, Aug 25 (IPS) – Built in 1942 and still operating today, Camp Lejeune is a military base covering over 153,000 acres in...
Theres no Stopping Renewable Power in Chile, but Community Energy Is Not Taking Off
SANTIAGO, Aug 25 (IPS) – Renewable energies, especially solar and wind power, are growing inexorably in Chile, driven by large companies. But community generation...
The World Owes the Rohingyas their Right to Human Dignity
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IPS) – It has been five years since the forced exodus of the Rohingyas from Myanmar, and their plea for...
"The Worse, The Better" Doctrine and the Melting Ice
MADRID, Aug 25 (IPS) – ‘There is a prevailing doctrine among the right and far-right political parties who are still in the opposition and...
‘Chameleon’ forces remain elusive in a new dark energy experiment
A chameleon-like force that shifts its nature based on its environment could explain a major physics quandary: how the mysterious substance called dark energy...
A new seasoning smells like meat thanks to sugar — and mealworms
A spoonful of sugar may help the mealworms go down. Adding sugars to powdered, cooked mealworms creates a seasoning with an appetizing “meatlike” odor,...
Keeping Hope Afloat in a Sea of Uncertainty
ZA’ATARI REFUGEE CAMP, Jordan, Aug 25 (IPS) – “I think I’m making a difference. I’m really helping,” Hanadi tells me, as she reflects on...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now