A new device helps frogs regrow working legs after an amputation
The cells of adult frogs seem to remember how to regrow lost legs, and a new chemical kick starter helps them hop to it....
Why isn’t a Career in Politics Aspirational for Girls and Women in India?
Jan 28 (IPS) – For most young girls, a career in politics is not even on the radar. For the few that are interested,...
Tap Community to Stop Human Trafficking, says Survivor
Kingston, Jan 31 (IPS) – A single line at the end of the United States State Department 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report made headlines...
Will animal-to-human organ transplants overcome their complicated history?
A 57-year-old Maryland man has now survived just over three weeks with the transplanted heart of a genetically engineered pig. His doctor has hailed...
If you’re not thinking about the climate impacts of thawing permafrost, (here’s why) you should be
Earth’s permafrost is thawing, and indigenous communities in the Arctic and scientists around the world say it’s high time this alarming loss of ground...
NEW YORK, Jan 31 (IPS) – Regardless of a success or failure to reach a new agreement with Iran, Israel must not attack Iran’s...
As Myanmar nears the first anniversary of the military coup that saw the arrest of national icon Aung San Suu Kyi and her civilian...
To mark World Neglected Tropical Diseases Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Sunday called for an international push to confront the inequalities that characterize...
Alice Wairimu Nderitu, the UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide, and a recognized voice in the field of peacebuilding and violence prevention,...
Sasakawas Epoch-Making Quest to End Discrimination of Leprosy Affected People
Johannesburg, Jan 30 (IPS) – For the WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination, Yohei Sasakawa, ensuring affected peoples’ human rights is fundamental to the...
Colombia quake: In Cali’s ruins, an ‘overwhelming sense of humanity’ 
A photographic memory is wishful thinking 
Türkiye’s changes to child detention ‘raise serious human rights concerns’ 
Ukraine: Civilian casualties hit highest level since March 2022