Humanlike thumb dexterity may date back as far as 2 million years ago
A computer analysis suggests early Homo species developed a powerful grip, giving them an evolutionary edge over some other tool-using hominids.
The Struggle to End Female Genital Mutilation: A Dark Secret No More
NEW DELHI, India, Jan 28 (IPS) – Survivors of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C), are determined to share their stories to end this...
Incitement to Violence Is Rarely Explicit Here Are Some Techniques People Use to Breed Hate
Jan 28 (IPS) – As senators plan for an impeachment trial in which former President Donald Trump is accused of inciting his supporters to...
GENEVA, Jan 28 (IPS) – A new UN report published on Wednesday warns that the failure of Sri Lanka to address past violations has...
How coronavirus variants may pose challenges for COVID-19 vaccines
Some coronavirus mutations may make vaccines less effective, but the immune system is multifaceted and vaccines can be updated.
Chemists are reimagining recycling to keep plastics out of landfills
Recycling plastics is really hard, and usually creates low-quality materials that aren’t good for much. Chemists are trying to change that.
Diamond holds up at pressures more than five times those in Earth’s core
Even when pummeled with lasers, diamond retains its structure, which could reveal how carbon behaves in the cores of some exoplanets.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan 26 (IPS) – Current development fads fetishize data, ostensibly for ‘evidence-based policy-making’: if not measured, it will not matter. So,...
International Partnership Helps Mongolia Counter Climate Change
BHUBANESWAR, India, Jan 26 (IPS) – Climate warming is believed to have taken place at some of the fastest rates in the world in...
Global Economic Recovery Remains Precarious in post-COVID-19 Years
UNITED NATIONS, Jan 26 (IPS) – The United Nations has warned that the devastating socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for...
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