STOCKHOLM / ROME, Sep 30 (IPS) – I assume channel surfing and internet browsing contribute to a decrease in people’s attention span. I am...
A volcano-induced rainy period made Earth’s climate dinosaur-friendly
The biggest beasts to walk the Earth had humble beginnings. The first dinosaurs were cat-sized, lurking in the shadows, just waiting for their moment....
‘We are one’: musical performance ‘King Clavé’ reveals that we are ‘interconnected’
Based on the core belief that “humanity is deeply interconnected” and “we are one”, the new performance piece, “King Clavé” is adding some musical inspiration to this year’s 20th anniversary of the historic Durban Declaration and...
NEW JERSEY, USA, Sep 30 (IPS) – In the days following the UN Food Systems Summit I have read a number or articles questioning...
New FAO report highlights urgent need to restore Africa’s degraded landscape
The first-ever stocktake of Africa’s forests and landscapes, which was released on Wednesday finds slow progress in repairing Africa’s degraded lands and urges ramped...
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process told the Security Council on Wednesday that he was “encouraged” by the recent engagement of senior Israeli and Palestinian officials. Read the...
Urgent support is needed for tens of thousands of missing migrant families who are often forced to rely on smugglers and other informal networks, to...
That half-eaten apple tossed in the trash bin after lunch is contributing to the staggering mountain of food wasted globally, at a time when...
When the extremist militant group ISIL, or Da’esh, collapsed in Iraq and Syria, thousands of foreign nationals were hastily detained in prisons and camps. At least 42,000 foreign women...
Healthcare provision is deteriorating fast in Afghanistan, the UN health agency warned on Wednesday, with cases of measles and diarrhoea shooting up, and polio becoming...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
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