Dim lighting may raise the risk of a West Nile virus exposure
Don’t dim the lights. A survey using more than 6,000 chickens across Florida shows that low levels of light pollution may increase the risk...
Why do sea turtles, penguins and sharks sometimes just swim in circles or spirals?
Marine science has its own crop circle mysteries. Sea turtles, sharks, penguins and even whales sometimes just go circular, swimming around and around in...
Here’s what makes 4 promising COVID-19 vaccines unique — and potentially useful
Barely a year after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, 11 vaccines worldwide have been granted emergency use authorization or...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Mar 23 (IPS) – At least 85 poor countries will not have significant access to coronavirus vaccines before 2023. Unfortunately,...
Human Rights Groups Demand an end to Myanmar Militarys Crackdown on Journalists
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 22 (IPS) – Two human rights groups have called on the military in Myanmar to release journalists arbitrarily jailed and allow...
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is 79 percent effective in a U.S. trial
The coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford was effective at preventing COVID-19 symptoms, a clinical trial of more than 30,000...
Water Governance and Data Collection is Key to Reach Development Goals
UNITED NATIONS, Mar 22 (IPS) – Prioritising water governance and ensuring data collection and investment in groundwater use around the world are some of...
GENEVA, Mar 22 (IPS) – It’s now almost three months since the United Kingdom entered into a new trade agreement with the European Union....
The UN Food Systems Summit: How Not to Respond to the Urgency of Reform
NEW YORK, Mar 22 (IPS) – At a critical juncture on the road to the UN Food Systems Summit, three UN rights experts warn...
Carbon-ring molecules tied to life were found in space for the first time
Complex carbon-bearing molecules that could help explain how life got started have been identified in space for the first time. These molecules, called polycyclic...
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