Science Academies and Disciplinary Groups Have Work to do on Gender Equality
Feb 11 (IPS) – Women remain under-represented in science careers and research all over the world. There are several reasons for this, including stereotypes...
50 years ago, Arecibo got an unprecedented view of Venus’ surface
Probing Venus’ mountains — Science News, February 12, 1972 Venus’ perpetually cloud-shrouded surface remains penetrable only by radio waves. A planetary radar group now...
Gene therapies for sickle cell disease come with hope and challenges
Today, it’s clear that our genes not only cause many diseases, but also hold potential cures. But that wasn’t always the case. It wasn’t...
Encourage today’s girls to become ‘tomorrow’s leading scientists and innovators’
In his message marking the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the UN chief on Friday called for an enabling environment where...
The many families on the island nation of Tonga who rely solely on the ocean for their food and income, are struggling to recover...
UNs Investigative Arm Launches Survey to Probe Racism & Discrimination in World Body
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (IPS) – The Joint Inspection Unit (JIU)– the UN’s only independent external oversight body mandated to conduct evaluations, inspections and...
Nobel Prizes and Donation Pledges
STOCKHOLM, Feb 11 (IPS) – While living and working in Paris I joined the Cercle Suédois, a social club founded in 1891, at a...
Africa on track to control pandemic this year but vigilance is key: WHO
Africa is on track to control the COVID-19 pandemic this year if current trends continue, but vigilance will remain key, the head of the...
Not a moment to lose, in race to meet Sustainable Development Goals: Guterres
The President of the UN General Assembly convened the first system-wide meeting on Thursday, dedicated to galvanizing action towards implementing the ground-breaking blueprint, known...
Teaching key to better ocean protection, says UNESCO chief
Education needs to be one of the key pillars for action by countries across the world to better protect the seas and oceans from...
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