We can do better than what was ‘normal’ before the pandemic
It’s a weird time in the pandemic. COVID-19 cases are once again climbing in some parts of the United States, but still falling from...
Aimee Cunningham
Binary stars keep masquerading as black holes
As astronomy datasets grow larger, scientists are scouring them for black holes, hoping to better understand the exotic objects. But the drive to find...
Ukraine: Secretary-General calls for probe into Bucha killings
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Sunday called for an independent investigation into the killing of civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha, a suburb...
First Person: A first in psychological aid, for Ukraine refugees in Poland
Many of the millions of refugees forced to leave Ukraine because of the Russian invasion are traumatized and need mental health support. In one...
First Person: Visions of hell, in Haiti
Samuel (not his real name) grew up near the Haitian Capital of Port-au-Prince, and has seen his childhood home descend into lawlessness and gang...
Commitment will be critical to the success of the two-month truce in Yemen that began on Saturday, the UN Special Envoy for the country,...
Interview: Slave trade reparations ‘essential’, 1619 Project founder tells UN News
New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones, best know for the 1619 Project, which frames slavery as one of the core elements of the history...
At the UN Human Rights Council on Friday, Member States adopted a plan of action to tackle disinformation, at the request of Ukraine and with widespread...
War, Displacement & A Global Refugee Crisis: A Wake-Up Call to Increase Refugee Participation
NEW DELHI, India, Apr 01 (IPS) – It has been a month since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has now created one of the...
Can Legal Action Alone Put an End to Child Marriage?
NEW DELHI, Apr 01 (IPS) – On December 22, 2021, the Prohibition of Child Marriage (Amendment) Bill, 2021, which seeks to raise the legal...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now