As ‘phantom rivers’ roar, birds and bats change their hunting habits
For two summers in a rugged corner of Idaho’s Pioneer Mountains, the roar of rushing whitewater filled the air. But where the loud sounds...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Jun 15 (IPS) – Last week, the largest rich countries, home to most major transnational corporations (TNCs), agreed to a...
Worlds Nuclear Arms on High Operational Alert — & Ready to Strike
UNITED NATIONS, Jun 15 (IPS) – The world’s nine nuclear armed states have downsized their military arsenals, but made up for their loss by...
Stepping up global efforts to combat land degradation is the only way to safeguard food and water security, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and ward...
Immediate action is required now to initiate critical reforms and lay the groundwork for credible elections in Mali, where the security situation is as...
Violence against elderly has risen during COVID, UN expert warns
With “entrenched ageist attitudes” already undermining the autonomy of elder persons in making their own choices and decisions, the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into...
UN strongly condemns ‘appalling’ attack on Syrian hospital
Senior UN officials have condemned a deadly attack on a hospital in Syria this past weekend, underlining the need for accountability for crimes committed...
COVID-19 cases drop for seventh week, but deaths fall less slowly: WHO
The number of new COVID-19 cases reported to the UN health agency has declined for seven weeks in a row, in what the top...
As Lebanon endures one of its worst financial and economic crises ever, the UN estimates that over the next eight months around $300 million...
Charcoal Production Risks Future of Zimbabwes Native Forests
BULAWAYO, ZIMBABWE, Jun 14 (IPS) – Once a week a tonnage of fresh charcoal is dropped off at Sibangani Tshobe’s rugged, pit-stop stall by...
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