Food and People
PORTLAND, USA, May 09 (IPS) – People require food, with more people requiring more food and less people requiring less food. Despite that self-evident...
Soil Microbes Derived Products Could Be an Alternative to Expensive Agricultural Fertilizers
URBANA, Illinois, USA, May 09 (IPS) – Around the world, commercial fertilizer prices are soaring, pushing farmers and countries into a frenzy. In addition,...
These bats buzz like wasps and bees. The sound may deter hungry owls
Some bats buzz like wasps and bees when grasped, and the sound seems to deter predatory owls. The findings reveal what may be the...
How to wash chicken in the kitchen more safely, according to physics
Health experts recommend against washing chicken before cooking it because that can spread harmful bacteria. But if you’re among the nearly 70 percent of...
These six foods may become more popular as the planet warms
No matter how you slice it, climate change will alter what we eat in the future. Today, just 13 crops provide 80 percent of...
NEW YORK, May 09 (IPS) – Dr. Alon Ben-Meir, a retired professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at New York...
Moldova: ‘A small country with a big heart’
Chisinau in spring – the chestnut trees are in bloom, music pours from sidewalk cafés, and young people are everywhere. Although it seems peaceful...
Ukraine: UN chief condemns school attack; welcomes new evacuees to Mariupol
Secretary-General António Guterres said on Sunday that he was appalled by an attack on a school in Bilohorivka, eastern Ukraine, where many people were...
Nearly 60 per cent of women and girls aged 15-49 in Papua New Guinea have experienced some form of physical sexual violence, almost twice...
The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) issued a statement of deep concern on Saturday in response to an announcement made by the Taliban de...
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