Sharks face rising odds of extinction even as other big fish populations recover
After decades of population declines, the future is looking brighter for several tuna and billfish species, such as southern bluefin tuna, black marlins and...
Zapping tiny metal drops with sound creates wires for soft electronics
Zapping liquid metal droplets with ultrasound offers a new way to make wiring for stretchy, bendy electronics. The technique, described in the Nov. 11...
NEW YORK, Nov 10 (IPS) – We are living in a world where both our bilateral and multilateral achievements, consensuses on human rights and...
‘Tactical’ Nuclear Weapons Could Unleash Untold Damage, Experts Warn
BRATISLAVA, Nov 10 (IPS) – Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the conflict’s potential to escalate to the use of nuclear weapons...
Dirty fossil fuel investments and a new AI inventory of global emissions in the spotlight during ‘Finance Day’ at COP27
The first of the ‘thematic’ days kicked off on Wednesday at COP27, focused on finance, and activists made it clear right from the start...
Climate change is forcing nearly half of young Africans to rethink their plans to have children someday, a global poll conducted by the UN...
The family and lawyers of a jailed Saudi activist, who reportedly is being held incommunicado, must be granted immediate access to him, the UN...
Limited supply and unequal vaccine distribution means that lower-income countries consistently struggle to access essential inoculations in demand by wealthier countries, according to the...
Global events over the past year have had a substantial impact on the work of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), UN General Assembly...
Delivering justice for Libya not ‘Mission Impossible’, Security Council hears
Addressing the Security Council from Libyan soil for the first time ever, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor acknowledged that while challenges abound, justice...
Frankenstein in Charge: Netanyahu Rejects Trump’s Gaza Plan 
Malawi Bets on Battery Storage to Climate-Proof Its Fragile Power Grid 
UN Special Rapporteur Urges the Protection of Children’s Rights Amid Deepening Conflict and Digital Threats 
Nicaragua: End of the Electoral Illusion