Exclusive: Mauritius’ First Female President on Why We Need Science Diplomacy to Address Major Challenges
HYDERABAD, India, May 20 (IPS) – If we want to address the great challenges this world is facing, we have to factor in science...
UNHCR chief calls on US to end COVID-19 asylum restrictions at the Mexico border
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has appealed to the Government of the United States to “swiftly lift” the public health-related asylum restrictions that...
Improved Internet access and connectivity can do more than urban migration to provide better jobs and higher standards of living for the roughly 3.4...
Watch this beautiful, high-resolution simulation of how stars are born
The most realistic computer simulation of star formation yet offers stunning views of what the inside of a stellar nursery might look like. In...
Nepal is the New COVID-19 Hotspot: The Cure is Citizen Engagement
KATHMANDU, May 20 (IPS) – If you live in Nepal, a quick survey of friends and family will quickly prove how rapidly Covid-19 infection...
‘Tree farts’ contribute about a fifth of greenhouse gases from ghost forests
If a tree farts in the forest, does it make a sound? No, but it does add a smidge of greenhouse gas to the...
Jerusalem: A Flashpoint For Conflict Or Microcosm Of Peace?
NEW YORK, May 20 (IPS) – Regardless of how the current and future violent conflicts between Israel and the Palestinians in Jerusalem will end,...
BHUBANESWAR, India, Feb 19 2021 (IPS) – “Our war on nature has left the planet broken. This is senseless and suicidal. The consequences of...
Migrants must be allowed to stay in Chile while their cases are being individually assessed or risk “irreparable harm”, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said in a statement...
Although the world has made major progress toward a decade-long target for environmental protection areas, it has fallen far short on commitments regarding their...
Protecting Earth’s fragile biodiversity takes spotlight at Armenia talks 
Gaza: Funding cuts leave half a million without food assistance 
These tiny snakes cartwheel to escape danger 
Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid the Climate Crisis