A Grey Cloud Over Lebanon: Mental Health Burdens
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Feb 01 (IPS) – Humankind is no stranger to the destabilizing events of 2020. The state of the global economy and the...
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 01 (IPS) – A decade has passed since the end of Sri Lanka’s civil war between the government and the...
Making Seawater Potable in Mexico Has High Costs and Environmental Impacts
MEXICO CITY, Jan 31 (IPS) – Mexico is seeking to mitigate water shortages in part of its extensive territory by resorting to seawater, through...
How COVID-19 Adds to the Challenges of Leprosy-affected People
HYDERABAD, Jan 29 (IPS) – Lilibeth Evarestus of Lagos, Nigeria doesn’t like the concept of handouts — she is against the idea of thinking...
Internationally COVID-19 Extracted a Heavy Toll on Older People
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Jan 29 (IPS) – Internationally COVID-19 extracted a heavy toll on older people – raising concerns in the Asia Pacific region...
50 years ago, scientists made the case for a landlubbing Brontosaurus
Swamp-dweller or landlubber? – Science News, January 30, 1971 Through the years paleontologists have evolved a picture of the appearance and habits of various...
Lizard-like tuatara carry two distinct mitochondrial genomes
The lizard-like tuatara already was an oddball. Its superpowers include a century-long lifespan, resistance to many diseases and a unique tolerance (for a reptile)...
Despite Petitions and Mounting Pressure, Namibia Government Proceeds with Sale of 3% of Country’s Last Elephants
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 29 (IPS) – The country’s Environment Ministry is defending the January 29 auction as a conservation strategy, but conservations say the...
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...
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