Women living in Amazon River communities now have increased access to breast cancer screening along even its most remote banks, thanks to two new mammography units...
Humanitarians are continuing to support Madagascar in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai which hammered the island nation this past weekend, the UN said on...
A diamondlike structure gives some starfish skeletons their strength
Some starfish made of a brittle material fortify themselves with architectural antics. Beneath a starfish’s skin lies a skeleton made of pebbly growths, called...
Omicron crushed delta in the U.S. These numbers show just how fast it happened
If it felt like omicron exploded with mind-boggling speed, a new look at the numbers backs that up. The highly contagious coronavirus variant achieved...
World Pulses Day empowers youth, for sustainable ‘agrifood’ systems
The UN marks World Pulses Day on Thursday, this year celebrating how these nutritious beans, grains and seeds, crucial to so many cuisines worldwide, can empower...
Storybook Apps Turn African Students Into Writers
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 10 (IPS) – Suwaiba Hassan published an engrossing story. She used online using digital; apps that are giving literacy a boost....
It Isnt Easy Being a Journalist in Kashmir
Feb 10 (IPS) – My name is Bisma Bhat and I am a journalist in Srinagar, Kashmir. I currently work as a features writer...
Fossils reveal what may be the oldest known case of the dino sniffles
The prehistoric world wasn’t a paradise free of disease, but diagnosing ancient ailments is tricky: Germs usually don’t fossilize well. Now, though, researchers have...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 10 (IPS) – The global consensus about an international treaty on pandemic prevention is certainly a milestone towards the creation of...
WHO highlights benefits and dangers of artificial intelligence for older people
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies can improve older people’s health and well-being, but only if ageism is eliminated from their design, implementation, and use, said the World...
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