2021 will be another busy year for the Atlantic hurricane season
The record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is a tough act to follow. But U.S. Atlantic coast residents shouldn’t let their guard down — 2021...
Myanmar: Rights expert welcomes fresh sanctions against junta, urges other nations ‘step up’
The announcement this week of new coordinated sanctions against Myanmar’s military rulers by a handful of Western governments has been welcomed by the UN...
The UN health agency has added its weight to calls for regular humanitarian access to Gaza, where two dozen medical facilities have now come...
Gaza children living in ‘hell on earth’, UN chief says, urging immediate end to fighting
The past ten days have witnessed a “dangerous and horrific” surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, and in...
Exclusive: Mauritius’ First Female President on Why We Need Science Diplomacy to Address Major Challenges
HYDERABAD, India, May 20 (IPS) – If we want to address the great challenges this world is facing, we have to factor in science...
UNHCR chief calls on US to end COVID-19 asylum restrictions at the Mexico border
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has appealed to the Government of the United States to “swiftly lift” the public health-related asylum restrictions that...
Improved Internet access and connectivity can do more than urban migration to provide better jobs and higher standards of living for the roughly 3.4...
Watch this beautiful, high-resolution simulation of how stars are born
The most realistic computer simulation of star formation yet offers stunning views of what the inside of a stellar nursery might look like. In...
Nepal is the New COVID-19 Hotspot: The Cure is Citizen Engagement
KATHMANDU, May 20 (IPS) – If you live in Nepal, a quick survey of friends and family will quickly prove how rapidly Covid-19 infection...
‘Tree farts’ contribute about a fifth of greenhouse gases from ghost forests
If a tree farts in the forest, does it make a sound? No, but it does add a smidge of greenhouse gas to the...
900 obstacles and counting: West Bank families trapped as aid access shrinks 
‘Ebola is winning’: Epidemic now killing one person every 30 minutes 
‘Warned but not protected’: Four in ten adults in England ignore heat alerts 
Meth trafficking across Middle East becoming more advanced, UNODC warns