From a ship frozen into Arctic ice, a warning to world leaders: Trust the science
Drifting through the polar darkness, a team of scientists is documenting a rapidly changing Arctic. As sea ice retreats and oil tankers move in,...
‘No Escape’ for refugees on the frontlines of the climate crisis
The climate emergency is an immediate crisis for refugees, with three in four – nearly 90 million people – living in countries facing high...
Sudan’s suffering is plain for all to see say aid teams, as brutal war continues
Aid teams working to help millions of people uprooted by the ongoing war in Sudan appealed on Friday for more international assistance amid desperate...
Sixty Years on, UN Is Finally Interpreting Freedom of Association
GENEVA, November 6 (IPS) – A right under pressure No one disputes freedom of association. It is in the Constitutions of almost every country,...
Why Geohazards Must Be Part of the Pacific’s Resilience Agenda
BANGKOK, Thailand, November 6 (IPS) – For years, global discussions of disaster risk in the Pacific have been dominated by climate change. Rising seas,...
Behind Taliban Dress Code Arrests, Afghan Activists See a Campaign to Silence Critics
KABUL, November 6 (IPS) – In Afghanistan, the Taliban are detaining women, even when they are wearing a hijab. Activists suspect that the issue...
This may be the best evidence yet that dinosaur blood can fossilize
Imaging and chemical analysis of a 115-million-year-old dinosaur fossil points to blood cells. But some aren’t convinced.
This armored amphibian once lived and hunted on the seafloor
Gerrothorax maritimus, which existed about 237 million years ago, is the first ever amphibian known to have lived without access to land or freshwater.
Kenya’s Civil Society Calls on COP31 Climate Negotiators To Draw From Grassroots
NAIROBI, November 6 (IPS) – As the world prepares for the 31st United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP31) in Antalya, Türkiye, Kenya’s priorities...
Abyei: Deadly drone strikes mark ‘new and concerning’ threat, UN peacekeeping chief warns
Drone strikes that killed at least 30 people in Abyei last month have added “a new and concerning dimension” to security in the disputed...
Climate crisis could push 141 million more women into extreme poverty 
Sudan war: First suicide bombers, now long-range drone strikes are the norm 
When deaths go uncounted: WHO flags dangerous blind spots in Africa’s health data 
Security Council LIVE: South Sudan’s first elections loom amid rising violence