Mexicos Blue Carbon Pioneers Push on Despite Lack of State Support
SINANCHÉ, Mexico, Jul 27 (IPS) – When hurricanes Opal and Roxanne both hit the Mexican state of Yucatán in a ten-day period in 1995,...
VIDEO: Brazilian Metropolis Struggles for – and Against – Water
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Jul 27 (IPS) – Torrential water in the streets and none coming out of the taps are two disasters that plague...
Fear Returns to Argentina, Once Again on the Brink
BUENOS AIRES, Jul 27 (IPS) – Darío is a locksmith in Flores, a traditional middle-class neighborhood in the Argentine capital, who will have to...
‘Murder hornets’ have a new common name: Northern giant hornet
What’s been called a “murder hornet” or “Asian giant hornet” now has a somewhat official, maybe kinder, name. Meet the northern giant hornet. That’s...
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned an attack on peacekeepers serving in the Stablization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) which...
Gender Sensitization, Not ‘Romeo’ Policing Needed, say Activists
Lucknow, Jul 27 (IPS) – Romeo is a bad word in Uttar Pradesh (UP), India’s largest province with nearly 25 million people. Read the...
Famine and disease may have driven ancient Europeans’ lactose tolerance
Ancient Europeans may have evolved an ability to digest milk thanks to periodic famines and disease outbreaks. Europeans avidly tapped into milk drinking starting...
Quantum entanglement makes quantum communication even more secure
Stealthy communication just got more secure, thanks to quantum entanglement. Quantum physics provides a way to share secret information that’s mathematically proven to be...
Humans may not be able to handle as much heat as scientists thought
More than 2,000 people dead from extreme heat and wildfires raging in Portugal and Spain. High temperature records shattered from England to Japan. Overnights...
KARACHI, Pakistan, Jul 27 (IPS) – In recent days, as Pakistan’s economic woes have intensified, a veritable cottage industry has developed to suggest ways...
Occupied West Bank: Settler siege of Palestinians marks a new low 
Security Council LIVE: Escalating attacks threaten peace in Yemen 
The glue that binds a proton may be key to its identity 
African Rights Advocates Coordinate Response to Family Law Backlash