If A Nuclear War Must Never Be Fought, Then …
WASHINGTON DC, Jul 02 (IPS) – The writer is the Executive Director of the Arms Control Association in Washington DC. After more than a...
A WWII submarine-hunting device helped prove the theory of plate tectonics
This is the story of how the world travels of a 19th century explorer, two bar magnets and the World War II hunt for...
What experts know so far about the delta variant
Yet another coronavirus variant has public health officials around the globe scrambling to control its spread. The delta variant, which first emerged in India,...
Leading figures from government, business and civil society are preparing to take part in this year’s High Level Political Forum on sustainable development (HLPF),...
The UN’s Pause campaign, which encourages social media and other news consumers to stop and check the validity of information they share, received a major endorsement on Thursday...
Delta variant drives Africa COVID threat to ‘whole new level´: WHO warns; ‘dominant’ in Europe by August
With cases now doubling in Africa every three weeks, the Delta variant of COVID-19 has spread to 16 countries and it is present in...
Although the COVID-19 pandemic had triggered the roll-out of an “unprecedented number” of new and often innovative social protection measures, it was unable to...
Billions risk being without access to water and sanitation services by 2030
Without an urgent injection of cash, billions globally risk still being without lifesaving access to safe drinking water, sanitation and hygiene services by 2030, according to a new UN report published on Thursday. Read the full story,...
Scientists spotted an electron-capture supernova for the first time
A long-predicted type of cosmic explosion has finally burst onto the scene. Researchers have found convincing evidence for an electron-capture supernova, a stellar explosion...
Internet shutdowns now ‘entrenched’ in certain regions, rights council hears
The practice of shutting down internet and mobile phone access to stifle dissent has become “entrenched” and more sophisticated in a growing number 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