Caribou gut parasites indirectly create a greener tundra
Gut parasites in large plant eaters like caribou thrive out of sight and somewhat out of mind. But these tiny tummy tenants can have...
First Person: Sweet taste of modern beekeeping
Beekeepers in the southern Haitian commune of Bonbon are creating a buzz around honey in an area which is recovering from an earthquake in...
Youth Demand a Voice in Call-To-Action on Child Labour
Durban, May 20 (IPS) – Ashley has vast work experience. She has laboured by the sweat of her brow in the blistering sun on...
Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed prospered UAE’s sports scene on the global stage
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed has been instrumental in taking the Emirates’ sports scene to new heights. His love for Brazilian sports led...
Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts and ‘no country is immune’
“When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday during a debate on conflict and food security...
Caring for Water Where Mining Leads to Wealth and Tragedies in Brazil
BELO HORIZONTE/ITABIRITO, Brazil, May 19 (IPS) – The southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais owes its name to the main economic activity throughout its...
Why some scientists want serious research into UFOs
The U.S. defense and intelligence communities are taking unidentified flying objects, officially known as unidentified aerial phenomena, seriously. And some researchers think the scientific...
Technology for Tracing the Work of Child Labour Could Help End the Practice
DURBAN, May 18 (IPS) – Technology used to trace the origin and price of consumer goods to ensure farmers earn fair profits could easily...
More than 59 million internally displaced in 2021
A record 59.1 million people were displaced within their homelands last year, or four million more than in 2020, the International Organization for Migration...
Former Child Labourer, now Lawyer, Passes on the Light of Freedom to Others
Durban, May 19 (IPS) – Amar Lai’s first memories are working alongside his parents and siblings in a quarry, breaking rocks. He was aged...
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns 
An attack on healthcare every six hours, and no one held to account 
Sudan: The harrowing reality of giving birth in a war zone 
How a brutal drought may have helped unleash yellow fever in Brazil