Here’s how NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter has spent 1 year on Mars
One year ago, Ingenuity took its first flight on Mars. And its story since is that of a real-world little helicopter that could. Ingenuity...
Sri Lankan Economic Crisis Inflicted by Self-Serving Elite
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 19 (IPS) – Once deemed a basic human needs success story, Sri Lanka (SL) is now in its worst...
One in three natural sites and one in six cultural heritage sites are currently threatened by climate change, the UN cultural agency, UNESCO, warned...
The United Nations commended on Monday a new signed Action Plan to safeguard children affected by armed conflict in Yemen. Read the full story,...
African-born advocate and refugee, reflects on being a Black woman in the US
On the heels of Black History Month in February, Women’s History Month in March and the appointment of the first Black female Justice to...
Guterres appeals for urgent humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has again called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Ukraine to allow delivery of life-saving aid as well as evacuations,...
Mexico Embraces Gas, Scorns Renewable Energy
MÉRIDA, Mexico, Apr 18 (IPS) – At home, Isabel Bracamontes uses gas only for cooking. “We try to prepare food that doesn’t need cooking,...
High Cost of Debt is Crippling Developing Nations: How can we Bridge the Finance Divide?
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 18 (IPS) – As the world is rocked by a confluence of crises, the global economic outlook for 2022 is becoming...
A new nuclear imaging prototype detects tumors’ faint glow
A type of light commonly observed in astrophysics experiments and nuclear reactors can help detect cancer. In a clinical trial, a prototype of an...
Crumbling planets might trigger repeating fast radio bursts
Fragmenting planets sweeping extremely close to their stars might be the cause of mysterious cosmic blasts of radio waves. Milliseconds-long fast radio bursts, or...
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