A reeking, parasitic plant lost its body and much of its genetic code
For most of their lives, plants in the Sapria genus are barely anything — thin ribbons of parasitic cells winding inside vines in Southeast...
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Forgotten Conflicts 2021: When Will the Crisis in the Central African Republic End?
BANGUI, Central African Republic, Feb 09 (IPS) – Last October, an ICRC medical team helped a woman deliver a baby boy in the bush...
To Prevent Another Civil War South Sudan Must Create a New, Unique Political System
BONN, Germany, Feb 10 (IPS) – The threat of a full-blown civil war in South Sudan remains unless the country’s leaders can broaden power...
Kim is Waiting for Joe But for How Long?
DUISBURG, Germany, Feb 10 (IPS) – Herbert Wulf was Director of the Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC), from its beginning in 1994 until...
Labour Rights Have Worsened in India Post-Lockdown
NEW DELHI, Feb 09 (IPS) – As the Indian economy officially heads into a recession and news of layoffs and unemployment reaches us with...
‘Designer molecules’ could create tailor-made quantum devices
Quantum bits made from “designer molecules” are coming into fashion. By carefully tailoring the composition of molecules, researchers are creating chemical systems suited to...
Three things to know about the disastrous flood in India
A flash flood surged down a river in India’s Himalayan Uttarakhand state on February 7, killing at least 30 people and washing away two...
Fossil mimics may be more common in ancient rocks than actual fossils
When it comes to finding fossils of very ancient microbial life — whether on Earth or on other worlds, such as Mars — the...
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Feb 09 (IPS) – Refusal to temporarily suspend several World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property (IP) provisions to enable much...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 09 (IPS) – When the 134-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing countries, was trying to strike a...
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