Some hamsters are extremely susceptible to COVID-19
Golden Syrian hamsters are highly susceptible to the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, a new study shows. While the species is popular among pet owners,...
Helen Thompson
Lava and frost may form the mysterious lumps on Jupiter’s moon Io
On Jupiter’s moon Io, lava creeping beneath frost may give rise to fields of towering dunes. That finding, described April 19 in Nature Communications,...
Bringing Seeds of Hope to Farmers
SINGAPORE, May 02 (IPS) – Amidst a backdrop of rising food insecurity worldwide and a global food supply chain crisis, many countries are attempting...
Omicron-led Surge Tests China’s Zero Covid Policy
NEW DELHI, May 03 (IPS) – When the Covid- 19 pandemic first broke out in Wuhan in 2020, no one imagined that it would...
Journalists and media workers are facing “increasing politicization” of their work and threats to their freedom to simply do their jobs, that are “growing...
Out of Africa: Rich Continent, Poor People
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, May 03 (IPS) – Capital flight from the global South is immense, with widespread adverse effects. A new book proposes measures...
In Niger, Guterres calls for more resources to fight terror attacks in Africa’s Sahel
The number of terrorist attacks in the Sahel region of Africa “continues to increase” according to the UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who arrived in the...
The body’s response to allergic asthma also helps protect against COVID-19
Scientists are discovering a surprising bright side for some people with asthma: They are less susceptible to COVID-19. The very same immune system proteins...
WASHINGTON DC, May 02 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director, Arms Control Association, Washington DC.Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brutal war on Ukraine, along...
English and Dutch Caribbean Rally Around UN Sustainable Development Framework
DOMINICA, May 02 (IPS) – Caribbean countries are signing on to the 2022-2026 agreement, hoping for increased development support to improve health, education and...
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