A sustainable and prosperous planet can only be achieved through working together and in solidarity, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said on Wednesday at the...
Near-invincible tardigrades may see only in black and white
Next time you’re looking at a rainbow, be thankful you’re not a tardigrade. While the microscopic creatures, also known as water bears, are master...
If confirmed, tubes in 890-million-year-old rock may be the oldest animal fossils
Pale, wormlike tubes in 890-million-year old rock may be ancient sea sponges, a new study concludes. If confirmed, that controversial claim would push back...
It has never been more urgent to recommit to the spirit and fundamental principles of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the UN refugee agency said on Wednesday...
SINGAPORE, Jul 28 (IPS) – After almost two decades, Golden Rice was approved last week by the Philippines authorities for use as food. This...
To Prevent Teenage Pregnancies in Sub Saharan Africa, It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child
DISSIN, Burkina Faso, Jul 28 (IPS) – Honorine Meda is 23. Cycling through her hometown of Dissin, in Burkina Faso’s verdant southwest, she smiles,...
The tiny dot in this image may be the first look at exomoons in the making
New telescope images may provide the first view of moons forming outside the solar system. The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile glimpsed a...
LISBON, Portugal, Jul 28 (IPS) – The writer is CEO of Sanitation and Water for AllThe water we drink and the air we breathe...
Why the CDC says it’s crucial to start wearing masks indoors again
Delta has changed the course of the pandemic in the United States yet again. After spurring a summer surge in COVID-19 cases, the more...
Progress on tobacco fight, but new nicotine products pose increasing threat
While many countries are making progress in the fight against tobacco use, a new World Health Organization (WHO) report shows some are failing to...
A new treatment could restore some mobility in people paralyzed by strokes 
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