Windbreaks, surprisingly, could help wind farms boost power output
Windbreaks may sound like a counterintuitive idea for boosting the performance of a wind turbine. But physicists report that low walls that block wind...
What kids lost when COVID-19 upended school
At the start of a school year, kids usually show up with oversized backpacks stocked with fresh pencils, crisp notebooks and snacks. This back-to-school...
How to Sustainably Finance Universal Health Care
PENANG and KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 10 (IPS) – To achieve universal health coverage, a country needs a healthcare system that provides equitable access to...
A Transformational Approach to Climate Change
NEW YORK, Aug 10 (IPS) – The writer is Director of Programmes at United Nations University Centre for Policy ResearchThe International Panel on Climate...
The new UN climate change report shows there’s no time for denial or delay
The science is unequivocal: Humans are dramatically overhauling Earth’s climate. The effects of climate change are now found everywhere around the globe and are...
UN agencies continue to sound the alarm over the growing “humanitarian catastrophe” in northern Ethiopia, sparked by the conflict in the Tigray region, now in its ninth month. Read the...
Child Protection Schemes Are Failing Children Orphaned by COVID-19 in India
Aug 09 (IPS) – The second wave of COVID-19 brought with it unimaginable grief, agony, and frustration. India saw a sharp increase in the...
NEW YORK, Aug 09 (IPS) – The first time I visited South Sudan in 2004 – prior to its independence – I travelled across...
End inequalities, recognize abuses, UN chief says on International Day of Indigenous Peoples
Although some countries have begun to rectify their “heinous legacy” of discrimination against indigenous people, more action is still needed, UN Secretary-General António Guterres...
Shocking’ escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) expressed shock on Monday at the rapid escalation of grave violations against children in Afghanistan, following the deaths of...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
What has Perseverance found in two years on Mars? 
This robot automatically tucks its limbs to squeeze through spaces 
Greta Thunberg’s new book urges the world to take climate action now