Tobacco use can undermine fertility, UN health agency warns
Smoking very likely makes it harder to have a baby, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned in a new publication issued on Tuesday,...
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In Gaza, women-headed households face ‘impossible choices’ to survive
In war-torn Gaza, a growing number of women-headed households face “impossible decisions” every day, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes and still-scarce resources, UN humanitarians said...
Syria’s transition hinges on justice for all, UN Human Rights Council hears
A successful and lasting transition in Syria requires comprehensive accountability, inclusion and guarantees that violations will not be repeated, UN independent investigators told the...
A choir of katydid ancestors filled the Jurassic rainforest with song
An analysis of sound-making structures on preserved wings reveals the mating calls of ancient Jurassic insects, re-creating part of an ancient soundscape.
FAO and the Global South: Advancing Agrifood Transformation through South-South and Triangular Cooperation
ROME, September 8 (IPS) – The world’s agrifood systems are under mounting pressure from economic uncertainty, climate change and persistent inequalities. Farmers, rural communities...
DURBAN CONFERENCE, 25 YEARS ON – Paul Divakar Namala: “Solidarity and Resistance Work in the Long Run”
LONDON, September 8 (IPS) – My name is Paul Divakar Namala. I am the Executive Director of The Inclusivity Project and Convenor of the...
Innocent-looking AI reasoning can make bad behavior harder to catch
AI safety monitoring can fail when an AI’s reasoning is the main clue that something has gone wrong, new research suggests.
Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide
SYDNEY, September 8 (IPS) – It is nearly a year since the UN Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 2803 on 17 November, 2025, endorsing...
Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan
TOKYO, Japan, September 8 (IPS) – A symposium examining Japan’s death penalty through the lens of human dignity was held on September 5 at...
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, September 8 (IPS) – The world is now expected to breach the 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit that small island states...
Peek into hidden worlds revealed by the 2026 Nikon Small World contest 
Global warming will breach 1.5°C – but deep, fast cuts can still bring it back 
As Winter Approaches, Afghanistan Faces Record Hunger and Mounting Human Rights Abuses 
The Sámi People and Reindeer Herding – a Struggle for Sápmi’s Whole Nature