How a gecko named Mr. Frosty could help shed new light on skin cancer
A gecko named Mr. Frosty and his kin have helped scientists uncover the genetic glitch that gives these lizards their standout color — and...
For some dinosaurs, the Arctic may have been a great place to raise a family
Dinosaurs didn’t just summer in the high Arctic; they may have lived there year-round, new fossil evidence suggests. Hundreds of bones and teeth found...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Jun 24 (IPS) – A confusion of the real with the ideal never goes unpunished. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe By the...
WASHINGTON DC, Jun 24 (IPS) – In the race between infection and injection, injection has lost. Public health experts estimate that approximately 70% of...
Latin America Vastly Underspends on Green Post-Pandemic Recovery
BUENOS AIRES, Jun 24 (IPS) – Latin America is investing too little in a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, with only 2.2% of...
A Time for Systemic Solutions in Latin America & the Caribbean
NEW YORK, Jun 24 (IPS) – The first wave of COVID-19 never ended in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Since the region became...
Madagascar’s hungry ‘holding on for dear life’, WFP chief warns
Thousands of families in southern Madagascar are on the edge of starvation, and “holding on for dear life”, the UN food agency chief said...
Humanitarian convoys from Turkey that bring lifesaving aid into northwest Syria must continue, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read...
The benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines outweigh the risk of rare heart inflammation
U.S. health officials will add a warning that the mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 could possibly cause rare cases of heart inflammation. The largest-yet review...
Humanitarian convoys from Turkey that bring lifesaving aid into northwest Syria must continue, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Wednesday. Read...
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