This giant bacterium is the largest one found yet
There’s a new record holder for biggest bacterium — and you don’t need a microscope to see it. The newfound species, Thiomargarita magnifica, is...
Indigenous Communities Want Stake in the New Deal to Protect Nature
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Jun 23 (IPS) – In early June 2022, more than 30 people from the Maasai community in the Loliondo division in Tanzania’s...
Transgender People Gain Their Place in Argentine Society
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 23 (IPS) – “At the age of 35, with a document that says who I really am, I went back to...
Why Arent More Women Angry?
PORTLAND, USA, Jun 23 (IPS) – Why aren’t more women angry about their subordination, discrimination, and unequal treatment in the 21st century? Of course,...
Vampire squid are gentle blobs. But this ancestor was a fierce hunter
Despite the scary name, modern vampire squid are docile denizens of the deep sea — but their Jurassic ancestors may have been a lot...
Cats chewing on catnip boosts the plant’s insect-repelling powers
For many cats, a mere whiff of catnip can send them into a licking, rolling, plant-shredding frenzy. That destruction amplifies catnip’s natural defenses against...
The Secretary-General issued a statement on Wednesday expressing his shock and outrage over reports that well over a hundred civilians have been killed in...
Securing peace, feeding the hungry: UN chief honours staff who died in service
In a solemn ceremony, the UN chief on Wednesday honoured the memory of 485 UN personnel who lost their lives in the line of...
The UN human rights office, OHCHR, is urging Iran to call off plans to amputate the fingers of eight prisoners convicted of burglary, Spokesperson...
‘De facto lethargy’ in Central African Republic, despite escalating attacks
Efforts are underway to reinvigorate the Central African Republic’s political process, which has lapsed into a state of “de facto lethargy” even as...
COP17: The world has a plan to save nature. Is it working? 
Flour sacks turned flood barriers: Gaza faces another winter without safe shelter 
WHO scales up Ebola readiness in 22 countries across three continents 
Ukraine: Civilian casualty rates among ‘deadliest’ in years, as energy attacks intensify