NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter made history by flying on Mars
Editor’s note: This story will be updated periodically. A helicopter just flew on Mars. NASA’s Ingenuity hovered for about 40 seconds above the Red...
How the laws of physics constrain the size of alien raindrops
Whether they’re made of methane on Saturn’s moon Titan or iron on the exoplanet WASP 78b, alien raindrops behave similarly across the Milky Way....
MYANMAR CRISIS: Stand with the people and protect them, urges UN rights expert
The international community has a responsibility to protect the people of Myanmar, under attack from their own military, the UN independent human rights expert...
Green transformation will rival industrial revolution: US climate envoy
The transition to a global economic model which will slow down climate change and create jobs will be the “biggest economic transformation since the...
Surviving a deadly outbreak of COVID-19 in a Lesotho convent
A 77-year old nun from the southern African country of Lesotho has been telling the UN how she survived a deadly outbreak of COVID-19...
COVID-19 infections are approaching their highest rates since the pandemic began just over a year ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
The United Nations Secretary-General, on Friday, called for a “revolution” in urban planning and urban transport to beat back impacts of climate change and...
Vaccine equity the ‘challenge of our time’, WHO chief declares, as governments call for solidarity, sharing
With the number of new COVID-19 cases nearly doubling over the past two months, approaching the highest infection rate the world has seen during...
The UN Security Council has unanimously passed a resolution which calls for all foreign forces and mercenaries to leave Libya and gives the green light for a UN...
More than 31 million people across West and Central Africa may not have enough to eat in the coming months as hunger rises due...
The grass beneath our feet: Why rangelands matter 
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