Spinosaurus’ dense bones fuel debate over whether some dinosaurs could swim
A fierce group of predatory dinosaurs may have done much of their hunting in the water. An analysis of the bone density of several...
UN weather agency to spearhead 5 year early warning plan, boosting climate action
The UN set an ambitious five year deadline on Wednesday for countries to ensure that citizens worldwide are protected by early warning systems against...
Following a U-turn over re-opening girls’ secondary schools in Afghanistan on Wednesday, the UN human rights chief shared her “profound frustration and disappointment” that...
Water Scarcity in Africa to Reach Dangerously High Levels by 2025 Experts
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 23 (IPS) – Joan Waweru was among villagers on their regular trek to the river to fetch water when they discovered...
South African Court Rules that Clean Air Is a Constitutional Right: What Needs to Change
PRETORIA, Mar 23 (IPS) – A court in South Africa has confirmed the constitutional right of the country’s citizens to an environment that isn’t...
Social media crackdowns during the war in Ukraine make the internet less global
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February, people around the world have watched the war play out in jarring detail — at least,...
Levitating plastic beads mimic the physics of spinning asteroids
Some asteroids can barely hold it together. Rather than solid lumps of rock, ‘rubble pile’ asteroids are loose collections of material, which can split...
First Person: Coping with Ukraine’s health crisis
Jarno Habicht has worked with WHO for the last 19 years and served as WHO Representative in Ukraine since 2018. He explains how WHO...
NEW YORK, Mar 23 (IPS) – This week, exactly 20 years ago, world leaders adopted the United Nation’s Monterrey Consensus. They committed to “Confronting...
Haiti: UN agencies warn of ‘unabated’ rise in hunger
While humanitarian assistance has been successful in averting a catastrophe, Haiti is experiencing a persistent rise in hunger levels, with many citizens suffering acutely,...
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