What science tells us about reducing coronavirus spread from wind instruments
The last time I played clarinet with my band was on March 10, 2020. It was a typical Tuesday evening rehearsal: About 10 musicians...
Underlining UN commitment to achieving a nuclear-free world, Secretary-General António Guterres has urged governments to strengthen efforts to make this goal a reality. ...
5 Things To Watch For in the Latest IPCC Report on Climate Science
Aug 05 (IPS) – On Aug. 9, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will release its most comprehensive report on the science of...
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 06 (IPS) – Gilbert Bor manages a small farm in the western highlands of Kenya. Landscapes are hilly, village roads lined...
An “alarming” 80 per cent increase in sexual violence in Somalia, as documented in two recent reports by the Secretary-General, has been described as...
The top UN rights official once more sounded the alarm on Thursday over the plight of civilians in Syria, as intense fighting and indiscriminate shelling by Government forces and...
The remarkable and rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines offers “great hope” that the devastating pandemic can be overcome, the UN chief told the first International Forum on COVID-19 Vaccine Cooperation on Thursday, but everyone...
Squirrels use parkour tricks when leaping from branch to branch
Parkour enthusiasts need look no further than up in the trees for inspiration. Squirrels’ aerial acrobatics make the rodents masters of the form, a...
The number of refugees given shelter in safe host countries plunged last year because of pandemic border restrictions, which continue to hamper the resettlement...
‘Dont Forget Leprosy’ Campaign Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, Aug 04 (IPS) – A visit to a leprosy facility in Korea with his father, Ryoichi Sasakawa, spurred Yohei Sasakawa to...
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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