DR Congo, Ituri. Fleeing War, Weaving Life in IDP Camps of Bunia
ROME, Jul 29 (IPS) – He moves aside the curtain, thin as gauze, and then bends over. The darkness dazzles for a few seconds...
Viruses can kill wasp larvae that grow inside infected caterpillars
When parasitic wasps come calling, some caterpillars have a surprising ally: a viral infection. Insects called parasitoid wasps lay their eggs inside young moth...
Dinosaur-killing asteroid may have made Earth’s largest ripple marks
The asteroid impact that slew the dinosaurs may have also indirectly sculpted the largest ripple marks ever found on Earth. A series of ridgelike...
Polar bears sometimes bludgeon walruses to death with stones or ice
Walruses, weighing as much as 1,300 kilograms with huge tusks and nearly impenetrable skulls, are almost impossible for a hungry polar bear to kill....
Water Scarcity: Coming Soon
HAMILTON, Ontario, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) – In 1995, a highly-respected water expert in South Africa, Bill Pitman, in very concise terms illustrated that...
LETHBRIDGE, Canada, Jul 29 (IPS) – From an international humanitarian perspective, the first half of 2021 has been disappointing. We’re no further ahead in...
COVID-19 infections rose eight per cent last week to more than 3.8 million, the UN health agency reported on Wednesday. Read the full story, “COVID-19 infections rise, Delta...
On World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls to eliminate disease by 2030
The UN health agency pointed out on Wednesday, World Hepatitis Day, that every 30 seconds a person dies from a hepatitis-related illness and called for all countries to work together...
Although the international community is providing urgent assistance to Gaza in the wake of the most recent round of hostilities, a political solution is...
Bangladesh: Deadly flooding, landslides devastate Rohingya refugees
Three days of strong winds and heavy monsoon rain on sprawling refugee sites in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar have taken Rohingya refugee lives and wreaked...
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