Ripples in rats’ brains tied to memory may also reduce sugar levels
Ripples of nerve cell activity that lock in memories may have an unexpected job outside of the brain: Dropping blood sugar levels in the...
Code Red for Humanity and the Planet
NEW YORK, Aug 11 (IPS) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres is absolutely right to call the latest UN climate report a “Code Red...
Psychology has struggled for a century to make sense of the mind
One of the most infamous psychology experiments ever conducted involved a carefully planned form of child abuse. The study rested on a simple scheme...
6 answers to parents’ COVID-19 questions as kids return to school
Last fall, my husband and I managed our children’s first run-of-the-mill cold masquerading as COVID-19 with ease. We took them for the requisite tests...
BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (IPS) – Could the rise of the youth-led ‘Ratsadon’ movement lead to changes in Thai politics? Prime Minister General Prayuth Chan-ocha...
UK plan thwarts access to truth over Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’
Two independent experts appointed by the UN Human Rights Council on Tuesday expressed serious concern over a United Kingdom plan to end prosecutions for...
Myanmar military leaders attempting to legitimize power: UN Special Envoy
Six months after seizing power in a coup, Myanmar’s military leaders now appear to be moving to consolidate their rule, the UN Special Envoy...
The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) said on Tuesday that it is “deeply concerned” over the abduction of a senior Government staff member, who disappeared...
Disturbing reports of Taliban violence against communities now under their control in Afghanistan have been condemned by UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet, who on...
In Ethiopia’s wartorn Tigray region, UN aid workers said on Tuesday that they have reached two refugee camps for Eritrean nationals for the first...
Nuclear Victims’ Experiences Must Be at the Heart of Global Efforts for Assistance and Remediation 
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New reservoir offers innovative solution to South Sudan cattle beef 
‘Advance safety for all’: International police cooperation helps tackle cross-border crime