An Open Borders World
PORTLAND, USA, Jun 09 (IPS) – A world with open borders, as some strongly advocate while others insist on maintaining controlled borders, is an...
Quantum physics exponentially improves some types of machine learning
Machine learning can get a boost from quantum physics. On certain types of machine learning tasks, quantum computers have an exponential advantage over standard...
Samples of the asteroid Ryugu are scientists’ purest pieces of the solar system
Samples of the asteroid Ryugu are the most pristine pieces of the solar system that scientists have in their possession. A new analysis of...
Countries are expected to spend a staggering $1.8 trillion importing food they need this year; this would be a new world record but worryingly, it’s going...
Youth must be Equal Partners in Digital Decision Making ITU Youth Summit
Toronto, Jun 09 (IPS) – “50 percent of the present, but 100 percent of the future,” was the refrain at the first-ever Generation Connect...
Ancient penguin bones reveal unprecedented shrinkage in key Antarctic glaciers
Antarctica’s Pine Island and Thwaites glaciers are losing ice more quickly than they have at any time in the last few thousand years, ancient...
Scientists grew living human skin around a robotic finger
The Terminator may be one step closer to reality. Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built a robotic finger that, much like Arnold...
Terrorist groups ‘exploiting power vacuums’, UN chief warns
While the number of deaths from terrorism has declined, the overall threat is far from over, particularly in Africa, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said...
Crimes committed by the Da’esh terror network in Iraq constitute some of the “most gruesome acts we have seen in recent history”, the UN...
The World’s Worst Food Crisis for Decades – and What to do About It
LONDON, Jun 08 (IPS) – This is what happens when you starve. With no food, the body’s metabolism slows down to preserve energy for...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now