How did we get here? The roots and impacts of the climate crisis
Even in a world increasingly battered by weather extremes, the summer 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest stood out. For several days in...
The spongy moth’s new name replaces an ethnic slur
A menacing pest just became a bit less problematic, at least socially, after getting an update to its common name. Lymantria dispar is an...
Ancient Homo sapiens took a talent for cultural creativity from Africa to Asia
Creativity runs deep in human evolution. Stone Age people steered their cultures through some inventive twists and turns as far-flung groups of Homo sapiens...
War in Ukraine Poised to Threaten Global Food Security
GENEVA, Mar 10 (IPS) – The war in Ukraine is a catastrophe for that country and for the world. In any crisis it is...
Crash in family incomes during COVID will increase inequality for generations
At least two-thirds of households with children have lost income since the COVID-19 pandemic hit two years ago, according to a joint report published...
UNESCO bolsters protection for Ukrainian heritage under fire
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, UNESCO, has said that it is taking measures as best it can, to try and protect some...
WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care
New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen...
Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’
Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two...
Invasion of Ukraine: Neighbours struggle with refugee influx; UN expresses ‘horror’ at Mariupol hospital attack
The exodus of millions of Ukrainians from their country following the Russian invasion could overwhelm neighbouring countries, UN humanitarians warned on Wednesday, as the...
New Constitution Would Declare Chile a Plurinational State
SANTIAGO, Mar 09 (IPS) – Chile could change the course of its history and become a diverse and multicolored country this year with a...
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