El Niño is surging. Months of extreme heat could follow
Fuelled by exceptionally warm Pacific waters, the El Niño climate pattern is intensifying and has yet to peak. Forecasters are almost certain it will...
Strengthen Africa’s Seed Systems El Niño Threat Becomes Reality Again
KIGALI, September 3 (IPS) – As climate disasters frequent across the African continent, governments have been promoting climate-smart innovations, including the development of drought-resistant...
A culprit for corrosion may have been operating under our noses
Scientists knew that sliding along surfaces gives water drops a charge. Those droplets can damage bridges, cars and more over time, new work shows.
‘Don’t give up’: Syrian women’s ongoing search for the missing
Yasmin Al-Mashaan lost five brothers during more than a decade of conflict in Syria. Two were forcibly disappeared. Three were killed during peaceful demonstrations...
Repression of political opposition surges in post-election Zambia
Following Zambia’s contested presidential and parliamentary elections almost three weeks ago, the crackdown on political opposition has intensified, raising concerns about the future of...
World News in Brief: US-Iran war intensifies, aid for Myanmar, casualties in Ukraine
Fighting between the United States and Iran has sharply escalated after a month-long lull, with the two sides exchanging strikes as fears grow over...
Africa Has the Answers to Its Food Security Challenges. What It Needs Is the Architecture to Act on Them
KIGALI, Rwanda, September 3 (IPS) – As leaders gather in Kigali for the Africa Food Systems Forum, they face an urgent question: why do...
UNICEF Report Underscores Rising Rates of Tech-Facilitated Sexual Abuse Targeting Children
UNITED NATIONS, September 3 (IPS) – A new report from UNICEF finds that approximately 1 in 5 of all children surveyed reported facing tech-facilitated...
Families in Desperate Search for Victims of the ‘Himalayan Tsunami’ in Nepal
KATHMANDU, September 2 (IPS) – On Sunday afternoon, Mingma Tamang, 29, rushed into the TU Teaching Hospital’s emergency ward, where a rescue team had...
New Hubble images reveal a bizarre decagon over Saturn’s south pole
A hexagon darkens the clouds over Saturn’s north pole. Now, astronomers have found a similarly shaped atmospheric wave at the other pole.
Brain implants are helping people who’ve lost their voice 
WHO calls for urgent health action across the Eastern Mediterranean 
Yemen: WFP warns of potential ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ as fighting blocks aid delivery 
Security Council LIVE: Libya in the spotlight amid ‘encouraging progress’