The COVID-19 death toll sent U.S. life expectancy plunging in 2020
Life expectancy in the United States plunged in the first half of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. A preliminary estimate of overall...
Some Neandertal genes in people today may protect against severe COVID-19
Some genetic variants inherited from Neandertals may protect against developing severe COVID-19. A new study looked at a stretch of DNA on chromosome 12...
Suu Kyi Appears in Closed-Door Court Session Without Lawyer as Protests Continue
BANGKOK, Feb 17 (IPS) – Myanmar’s top generals have begun the process to prevent Aung San Suu Kyi – the country’s popular civilian leader –...
The oldest animal DNA ever recovered reveals mammoths’ evolution
The oldest DNA ever recovered from an animal is adding new chapters to mammoth life history, going back more than 1 million years. Genetic...
Leveraging AI to Fight Climate Change
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 17 (IPS) – Partners of the 2021 ‘AI for the Planet’ summit say big data, artificial intelligence and digital technology can...
Successful Crop Innovation Is Mitigating Climate Crisis Impact in Africa
IBADAN and MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 (IPS) – Martin Kropff, Director General, CIMMYT and Nteranya Sanginga, Director General, IITA17 February – African smallholder farmers...
NEW YORK, Feb 17 (IPS) – Dr. Alon Ben-Meir is a professor of international relations at the Center for Global Affairs at NYU. He...
Here’s how to watch NASA’s Perseverance lander touch down on Mars
All eyes are on Mars — and all ears, too. When NASA’s Perseverance rover touches down on the Red Planet on February 18, the...
India Glacier Disaster: In a Warming World is there no Less Lethal Way to Power Development?
BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 16 (IPS) – On Sunday morning, Feb. 7, as most of the working-class in India’s Himalayan State of Uttarakhand went about...
A rare bird sighting doesn’t lead to seeing more kinds of rare birds
It was a cold, overcast Saturday morning in Salem, Ore., when Jesse Laney set out to catch a glimpse of a painted bunting. He’d...
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