Mild zaps to the brain can boost a pain-relieving placebo effect
Placebos can make us feel better. Mild electric zaps to the brain can make that effect even stronger, scientists report online May 3 in...
The UN’s human rights office (OHCHR) on Friday called for an independent, thorough and impartial investigation into a major police operation in a favela in the...
The UN’s human rights office (OHCHR), on Friday, called on Israel to immediately halt all forced evictions, including those in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood...
‘No time to lose’, stop flow of deadly weapons to Myanmar military now, urges UN rights expert
The United Nations independent human rights expert on Myanmar on Friday called on countries that have not yet done so, to impose arms embargo...
T. rex’s incredible biting force came from its stiff lower jaw
The fearsome Tyrannosaurus rex could generate tremendous bone-crushing bite forces thanks to a stiff lower jaw. That stiffness stemmed from a boomerang-shaped bit of...
Mangrove forests on the Yucatan Peninsula store record amounts of carbon
Coastal mangrove forests are carbon storage powerhouses, tucking away vast amounts of organic matter among their submerged, tangled root webs. But even for mangroves,...
Dr Aqsa Sheikh: Transgender Doctor Injecting Hope During COVID Pandemic
NEW DELHI, India, May 07 (IPS) – When Dr Aqsa Sheikh Tweeted and asked if she was the only transgender person to head a...
Africa Goes Digital
UNITED NATIONS, May 07 (IPS) – In rebuilding after COVID-19, policymakers must invest in innovative technology to leapfrog obstacles to inclusive development. Africa has...
The Illusion of Digital Inclusion in the Post-COVID World
BANGKOK, Thailand, May 07 (IPS) – We are living through a decisive moment. The COVID-19 pandemic’s devasting impact is reaching every corner of the...
UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet on Thursday issued an alert over the rising number of threats, attacks and attempts to undermine national human...
Former rebel fighters join campaign against Ebola in the DR Congo 
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