More Can & Must be Done to Eradicate Caste-Based Discrimination, Says UN Rights Chief
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Mar 11 (IPS) – There is hardly a better way to promote human rights in Nepal than celebrating Muskan Khatun for being...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Mar 11 (IPS) – COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence...
Riches in a Bronze Age grave suggest it holds a queen
A lavish Bronze Age burial found in southeastern Spain may hold a queen’s remains, researchers say. This unexpected discovery bolsters suspicions that women wielded...
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Mar 10 (IPS) – On the morning of 22nd February a jeep from the World Food Programme (WFP), followed by another...
A year ago, we asked 6 questions about COVID-19. Here’s how the answers evolved
One year ago, Science News published the first of our Coronavirus Update newsletters. The goal was to provide readers with a quick glimpse into...
A tiny gold ball is the smallest object to have its gravity measured
Even teeny objects obey the law of gravity. A gold ball just 2 millimeters wide, with a mass of about 90 milligrams, is now...
WASHINGTON DC, Mar 10 (IPS) – The three writers are Financial Sector Analysts at the Washington-based Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)*The gender...
Malawian Youth Wipe Away Unemployment Tears with Agribusiness
BLANTYRE, Malawi, Mar 10 (IPS) – After getting tired of searching for employment for seven years, Feston Zale from Chileka area in Malawi’s Southern...
An experimental toothpaste aims to treat peanut allergy
Someday it may be possible for people to tackle their food allergies simply by brushing their teeth. A New York City–based company has launched...
The world wasted nearly 1 billion metric tons of food in 2019
The world wasted about 931 million metric tons of food in 2019 — an average of 121 kilograms per person. That’s about 17 percent...
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent 
Human rights chief Türk renews call for end to spiralling Sudan war 
AI: Türk urges action before it becomes an ‘existential risk to humanity’ 
UNGA 81: A United Nations at a Turning Point