50 years ago, U.S. commercial whaling was coming to an end
Whale protection — Science News, March 6, 1971 Whaling by the single remaining United States whaling firm, the Del Monte Fishing Co. of San...
DNA databases are too white, so genetics doesn’t help everyone. How do we fix that?
It’s been two decades since the Human Genome Project first unveiled a rough draft of our genetic instruction book. The promise of that medical...
<em>International Womens Day, 2021</em><br>Gender Equality is The Roadmap We Need to Overcome Our Most Pressing Global Challenges
NEW YORK, Mar 04 (IPS) – The following opinion piece is part of series to mark the upcoming International Women’s Day March 8.In 2020,...
Vaccine Passports Are Controversial But Their Technology Will Bring Big Benefits to Developing Countries
GENEVA, Mar 04 (IPS) – The United Nations is using the digital government technology behind vaccine passports to help developing countries provide essential services...
People who have had COVID-19 might need only one shot of a coronavirus vaccine
People who have already had COVID-19 — even if they didn’t show symptoms — may be able to get away with just a single...
This soft robot withstands crushing pressures at the ocean’s greatest depths
Inspired by a strange fish that can withstand the punishing pressures of the deepest reaches of the ocean, scientists have devised a soft autonomous...
Three visions of the future, inspired by neuroscience’s past and present
A century ago, science’s understanding of the brain was primitive, like astronomy before telescopes. Certain brain injuries were known to cause specific problems, like...
PHILADELPHIA, US, Mar 03 (IPS) – In the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a certain hour of the evening, people in cities...
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 03 (IPS) – Marcela Loaiza was just 21 years old when a man approached her at her workplace in Pereira City,...
Myanmar: Protestors Plea for International Help as Analysts Fear Full Military Might
BANGKOK, Mar 02 (IPS) – Myanmar activists have called on the international community for help as security forces loyal to the military continue their...
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