How a western banded gecko eats a scorpion
Western banded geckos don’t look like they’d win in a fight. Yet this unassuming predator dines on venomous scorpions, and a field study published...
World Health Day: Take climate action, take care of each other
An urgent call to protect health and mitigate the climate crisis was issued by the UN health agency on Wednesday, to mark World Health...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Apr 07 (IPS) – The retrenchment of American power in the Middle East and the larger Muslim world, coupled with the war...
How a Massive Climate Project Can Help Win Peace for Ukraine – And Help African Job + Food Crises
ACCRA, Ghana, Apr 07 (IPS) – How would the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu have reacted to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine? Differently than you...
One-in-four people do not feel valued at work, and those who do are mostly in senior positions, according to a new report launched on...
An estimated 6.3 million children under five, in six countries in Africa’s Sahel region, will suffer from wasting this year, UN agencies and their...
A UN human rights expert on Wednesday called for a full and independent investigation into alleged mass crimes committed in central Mali’s Mopti region...
Ukraine: Hundreds more reach safety after fleeing besieged Mariupol
In Ukraine, humanitarians said on Wednesday that hundreds of people have managed to reach safety after fleeing Mariupol, where there’s also been condemnation for...
Athletes are among the most influential people on the planet and together with their managers, fans and others involved in organized sport, must contribute...
UN chief welcomes new Somali mission, lauds work of African Union
The UN chief issued a statement on Wednesday welcoming the transition to a new African Union (AU) mission in Somalia, pledging the Organization’s “unwavering...
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