Ocean’s ability to absorb carbon is weakening as climate change intensifies, UN warns
The ocean absorbs around 30 per cent of human-caused carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions and 90 per cent of excess heat trapped by greenhouse gases....
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Record heat-related deaths in 2023, WHO-partnered report finds
Climate inaction continues to harm and kill people in all countries with a record 710,000 estimated deaths globally from heat in 2023, a UN-partnered...
DR Congo: WHO urges sustained efforts as Ebola cases top 10,000
As Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) surpass the 10,000 mark, the World Health Organization (WHO) has underlined the need...
Flooding and Food Security: The Urgent Need for Research
URBANA, Illinois, US, October 28 (IPS) – Recently, countries around the world, including the United States of America, celebrated the United Nations 2026 World...
Three-quarters of NFL football players may end up with CTE
The first estimate of CTE prevalence across the NFL suggests 75 percent of players may suffer from the neurodegenerative disease.
Why do flamingos dance while they eat? This scientist found out
Beautiful ripples drew Víctor Ortega Jiménez to feeding flamingos. Unraveling their secret could inspire new ways to filter water.
Comets probably didn’t deliver life’s building blocks to Earth
Most comets would have hit Earth with too much speed and at too sharp an angle for life-giving molecules to survive impact, a new...
Gaza: Families brace for fourth winter in tents as aid operations remain stymied
Families in Gaza are bracing for a fourth winter in tents and makeshift shelters as UN aid operations face mounting obstacles, with transport suspended...
General Assembly weighs US embargo against Cuba ahead of 34th vote
The General Assembly opened its annual debate on the US economic embargo against Cuba on Tuesday. On Wednesday, 28 October, Member States will vote...
Fifty Years at the Table: What Small Nations Need from the Next UN Secretary-General
VICTORIA, Seychelles, October 28 (IPS) – On 21 September 1976, less than three months after independence, Seychelles took its seat in the General Assembly...
When the rains fail: Preparing for drought in Central America 
‘Here, you can eat until you’re full’: Oleshky evacuees savour first proper meals in years 
COP31: National Oil Companies Must Lead Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels, Says NRGI Expert 
COP31: Climate finance falls short as calls grow for polluters to pay