Yawning helps lions synchronize their groups’ movements
Watch a group of lions yawn, and it may seem like nothing more than big, lazy cats acting sleepy, but new research suggests that...
The United Nations Secretary-General on Tuesday urged everyone involved in the sport sector to help advance climate action, combat discrimination and prejudice, and ensure that...
Clarity still needed on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine passports, says UN health agency
Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccination passports may not be an “effective strategy” for restarting travel, the World Health Organization...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Apr 06 (IPS) – Girls in Asia don’t want to go back to normal – they want to go “back to...
Women and Girls to the Front
BEIJING, Apr 06 (IPS) – Women hold up half the sky. Some years ago, Sarah al-Amiri, a young Emirati engineer, had a fixed gaze...
A Healthy Indian Ocean Feeds, Protects, and Connects all South Asians
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Apr 06 (IPS) – It is the oceans that engendered life. The lives of humans remain connected to the seas, making...
‘Pipe Dreams’ flushes out hope in an unexpected place: the toilet
Pipe DreamsChelsea WaldAvid Reader Press, $27 Everyone poops. But not everyone has a safe, sanitary place to do it. What’s more, existing wastewater treatments...
A spike in Arctic lightning strikes may be linked to climate change
Climate change may be sparking more lightning in the Arctic. Data from a worldwide network of lightning sensors suggest that the frequency of lightning...
Disability Discrimination at the World Bank: Is it Immunity or Impunity?
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 06 (IPS) – The 15,900-strong World Bank, which has funded over 12,000 development projects worldwide since 1947, is an international institution...
The COVID crisis “has revealed how unequal our societies are” said the UN chief in his message for World Health Day released on Monday....
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