Lost genes may help explain how vampire bats survive on blood alone
Surviving on blood alone is no picnic. But a handful of genetic tweaks may have helped vampire bats evolve to become the only mammal...
The UN chief on Friday paid tribute to the dozens of United Nations personnel who have been detained this year while working for the...
“Let us stand united against racism and together build societies based on dignity, equality and solidarity”, the UN chief said on Friday, International Day of...
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Mar 25 (IPS) – The writer is Research Fellow at the UK-based Institute of Development Studies and member of its...
We Must Do More to Remove Peoples Negative Image of Leprosy from their DNA Yohei Sasakawa
Nairobi, Kenya, Mar 25 (IPS) – On a visit to Indonesia’s Papua Province, WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Leprosy Elimination Yohei Sasakawa had dinner with...
Ukraine Shows Why the G20 Anti-Corruption Agenda Is More Important than Ever
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 25 (IPS) – The world has quickly transitioned from a global health crisis to a geopolitical one, as the war in...
50 years ago, scientists thought a desert shrub might help save endangered whales
Shrub may save the sperm whale – Science News, March 25, 1972 The sperm whale is an endangered species. A major reason is that...
How I’ll decide when it’s time to ditch my mask
For weeks, I have been watching coronavirus cases drop across the United States. At the same time, cases were heading skyward in many places...
Data analysis on unintended pregnancy and abortion from 150 countries has revealed major disparities in accessing sexual and reproductive healthcare, the UN health agency,...
The UN chief on Thursday strongly condemned the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, more commonly known...
‘Make or bake time’: Guterres urges climate justice pact as leaders gather at COP31 
Lebanon: After 48 years patrolling the Blue Line, UN peacekeepers prepare exit 
Hotter World, Older Population: How Long Can Climate COPs Ignore the Obvious? 
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2026