The aim of the UN-backed COVAX scheme is to get two billion vaccine doses into the arms of around a quarter of the population...
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Three Ways the US Can Promote Equity in Ending the COVID-19 Pandemic Globally
ABUJA, Apr 02 (IPS) – As richer western nations continue hoarding COVID-19 vaccines to the detriment of poorer nations, there is some light on...
Microscopic images reveal the science and beauty of face masks
Studying fabrics at very high magnification helps determine how some face masks filter out particles better than others. And the close-ups reveal an unseen...
We’ve covered science for 100 years. Here’s how it has — and hasn’t — changed
A century ago, people needed help to understand science. Much as they do today. Then as now, it wasn’t always easy to sort the...
Syrians are Victims of a War We Did not Choose
MADRID, Apr 02 (IPS) – The writer is a Syrian Independent Documentary Visual StorytellerSyrians are among the greatest victims of this century, according to...
The dinosaur-killing asteroid impact radically altered Earth’s tropical forests
The day before a giant asteroid hit Earth 66 million years ago, a very different kind of rainforest thrived in what is now Colombia....
Should the 2021 Climate Summit in Glasgow Still Take Place?
NEW YORK, Apr 01 (IPS) – With uncertainties over face-to-face meetings resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the authors consider the case for postponing the...
4 takeaways from the WHO’s report on the origins of the coronavirus
A new World Health Organization report investigating the origins of the coronavirus has raised more questions than answers for how — and where —...
Flamboyant fishes evolved an explosion of color as seas rose and fell
Fairy wrasses are swimming jewels, flitting and flouncing about coral reefs. The finger-length fishes’ brash, vibrant courtship displays are meant for mates and rivals,...
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