The universe may have been building rocky planets almost from the start
Simulations suggest rocky planet building blocks could have formed just 100 million years after the Big Bang.
Pakhshan Azizi’s Letter from Evin Prison
TEHRAN, September 1 (IPS) – Writing from the women’s ward of Evin Prison on 10 June 2026, Kurdish political prisoner Pakhshan Azizi, who remains...
‘I am one who dies for life, not one who lives for death’ – Kurdish Political Prisoner Pakhshan Azizi
JOHANNESBURG, September 1 (IPS) – In 2024, Kurdish social worker Pakhshan Azizi was sentenced to death. She remains incarcerated in Evin Prison, Tehran, Iran....
Population Age Structures of Countries
PORTLAND, USA, September 1 (IPS) – The age structures of populations vary considerably across countries. Some countries have relatively young populations, with large proportions...
Dark matter hunters may have finally spotted a hint of the particles
Shadowy dark matter has eluded scientists for decades. The LZ experiment may have spotted one particle, called a WIMP, but more data is needed...
Dollar Dominance Eroding Slowly but Surely
JAKARTA, Indonesia, September 1 (IPS) – The US dollar’s role as the world’s reserve currency has been eroding gradually for decades. However, various US...
The Drylands Dividend: The Smart Investment for Powering a Water-Scarce World
NAIROBI, Kenya, September 1 (IPS) – Open a can of something fizzy and the reason the sugar doesn’t separate immediately is gum arabic, tapped...
Deadly Flash Floods in Nepal Kill Hundreds and Leave Over 4,200 Missing
UNITED NATIONS, September 1 (IPS) – On the morning of August 26, an unprecedented series of flash floods struck Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous...
‘Every step towards disarmament matters,’ nuclear testing survivors warn
He was born without arms, a legacy of four decades of nuclear explosions at the Semipalatinsk test site in his native Kazakhstan. Read the...
‘Slavery is not a thing of the past’: UN supports call for reparations
Slavery is not just a thing of the past. Its effects continue to be felt in systemic inequality and racism. This was reiterated on...
Families in Desperate Search for Victims of the ‘Himalayan Tsunami’ in Nepal 
New Hubble images reveal a bizarre decagon over Saturn’s south pole 
‘Fight for humanity’: Avoiding a climate catastrophe means acting now 
Sudan: Air attack destroys food aid for families in South Kordofan