Twilight for the 1951 Refugee Convention
PORTLAND, USA, Apr 11 (IPS) – Twilight for the 1951 Refugee Convention is becoming a 21st century reality for an increasing number of countries...
Traditional, Time-Tested Methods and a Modern App Helps Beat Climate Change
PUNE, India, Apr 11 (IPS) – Even as erratic weather and extremely high temperatures increase pest infestation and affect harvests, a combination of traditional...
School Meal Programs Getting Back on Track in Central America, Despite Hurdles
ZARAGOZA, El Salvador, Apr 11 (IPS) – A group of preschool students enthusiastically planted cucumbers and other vegetables in their small school garden in...
How a mound-building bird shapes its Australian ecosystem
Earthen piles built by a chicken-like bird in Australia aren’t just egg incubators — they may also be crucial for the distribution of key...
Mars has two speeds of sound
On Mars, the speed of sound depends on its pitch. All sound travels slower through Mars’ air compared with Earth’s. But the higher-pitched clacks...
Fabien Mwingwa once fought as a child soldier with an armed group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Today, he has turned...
In Papua New Guinea, defending women accused of sorcery, has become a life-threatening occupation. The UN and European Union run Spotlight Initiative, is promoting...
Ukraine war drives international food prices to ‘new all-time high’
Global food prices have reached “a new all-time high,” the head of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday, “hitting the poorest...
Ukraine: UN condemns deadly attack on train station, dozens of civilians killed
In eastern Ukraine, a reported Russian missile attack on a railway station that’s killed dozens of civilians including children, has been condemned by the...
Rights chief highlights urgent need for action over thousands missing in Syria
Twelve years into the war in Syria, thousands of families “remain in the dark” when it comes to the fates of their missing relatives,...
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