Elections in Africa go on Amid COVID-19
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (IPS) – Franck Kuwonu, Africa Renewal Central African Republic and in Niger held their presidential and parliamentary elections on 27...
Lebanon: How to Build Back Better after Political and Economic Crisis
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (IPS) – Lebanon must “shield and preserve” the skills, knowledge, and experience of its people in order to move forward...
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills
It feels good to recycle. There’s a certain sense of accomplishment that comes from dutifully sorting soda bottles, plastic bags and yogurt cups from...
Diamond holds up at pressures more than five times those in Earth’s core
Diamond stands up to a squeeze. Surprisingly, the material’s structure persists even when compressed to 2 trillion pascals, more than five times the pressure...
Humanlike thumb dexterity may date back as far as 2 million years ago
Thumb dexterity similar to that of people today already existed around 2 million years ago, possibly in some of the earliest members of our...
Naked mole-rat colonies speak with unique dialects
When one naked mole-rat encounters another, the accent of their chirps might reveal whether they’re friends or foes. These social rodents are famous for...
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective, but less so with some variants
A COVID-19 vaccine made by Novavax is about 89 percent effective against illness, but doesn’t protect as well against a virus variant that arose...
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine is effective, but less so with some variants
Novavax’s vaccine fends off the original coronavirus and a U.K. variant, but had more trouble with a South Africa variant.
French Editor Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Icon Angela Davis
PARIS, Jan 28 (IPS) – Renowned activist and intellectual Angela Davis turned 77 years old on Jan. 26, marking more than five decades of...
Naked mole-rat colonies speak with unique dialects
Machine learning reveals that these social rodents communicate with distinctive speech patterns that are culturally inherited.
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