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...
There have been one million COVID-19 deaths so far this year – a “tragic milestone” that must lead to more people being vaccinated against...
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 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...
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...
‘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...
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday a new drive to find ways of revamping the...
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