Iranian Women Fight in the Streets, But Also from Home
COPENHAGEN, Oct 25 (IPS) – It’s been over a month since Bayan, a 30-year-old Persian language teacher, last left her home in the Kurdish...
Landslides shaped a hidden landscape within Yellowstone
DENVER — A hidden landscape riddled with landslides is coming into focus in Yellowstone National Park, thanks to a laser-equipped airplane. Scientists of yore...
Need a fall read? ‘The Song of the Cell’ offers tales from biology and history
The Song of the CellSiddhartha MukherjeeScribner, $32.50 In the summer of 1960, doctors extracted “crimson sludge” from 6-year-old Barbara Lowry’s bones and gave it...
‘Game changer’ ideas on water and sustainability, centre-stage ahead of major water conference
Some 1,200 scientists, representatives of the private sector and civil society met at UN Headquarters in New York on Monday to discuss potentially game-changing...
Macroeconomic Policy Coordination More One-Sided, Ineffective
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 25 (IPS) – Widespread adverse reactions to the UK government’s recent ‘mini-budget’ forced new Prime Minister Liz Truss to...
Step up investment to deliver safe drinking water to all
Governments must invest more in building safe drinking water systems, both to ensure greater access to this resource and to mitigate the effects of...
Libya: ‘Political deadlock persists with no clear end in sight’- UN envoy
The political stalemate continues in Libya and prospects for elections are dim, the head of the UN Mission there, UNSMIL, said on Monday in...
Indian Village Unlocks Treasure of Organic, Indigenous Farming
Jhargram, India, Oct 24 (IPS) – At Jhargram, a far-flung village in India’s West Bengal state, a group of farmers sit together in one...
U.S. Political Divides on Demographic Issues
PORTLAND, USA, Oct 24 (IPS) – Given the upcoming midterm elections in the United States and the consequences of the outcome for domestic legislation...
Europe in Its Labyrinth
MADRID, Oct 24 (IPS) – European politicians continue to run in all directions to find a way out of their energy crisis. One of...
If the UN COP17 Is Serious About Biodiversity, It Needs to Follow the Money 
‘Prioritize Social Inclusion as Rapid Transformations Risk Leaving Millions Behind’ 
Finding Silver Linings Amid Haze of Climatic Uncertainty 
Could your brain data be used against you? UN calls for limits on neurotechnology