Redefining ‘flesh-colored’ bandages makes medicine more inclusive
When Linda Oyesiku was a child, she skinned her knee on her school’s playground. The school nurse cleaned her up and covered the wound...
Climate change helped some dinosaurs migrate to Greenland
A drop in carbon dioxide levels may have helped sauropodomorphs, early relatives of the largest animal to ever walk the earth, migrate thousands of...
Natural Enemies: How Mango Farmers are Tackling an Invasive Fruit Fly Pest
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Feb 23 (IPS) – As the climate warms, a destructive pest is spreading its wings and damaging the livelihoods of fruit growers...
Is the USA Fit to Rejoin the UN Human Rights Council?
TORONTO, Canada, Feb 24 (IPS) – A month into Joe Biden’s presidency, the U.S. has rejoined nearly all the multilateral institutions and international commitments...
Mexico to Ban Glyphosate, GM Corn Presidential Decree Comes Despite Intense Pressure from Industry, U.S. Authorities
CAMBRIDGE MA, Feb 24 (IPS) – Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador quietly rocked the agribusiness world with his New Year’s Eve decree to...
Cuba Prioritises Sustainable Water Management in the Face of Climate Challenges
HAVANA, Feb 23 (IPS) – With the construction of aqueducts, water purification and desalination plants, and investments to upgrade hydraulic infrastructure, Cuba is seeking...
Myanmar: Heroes and Villains
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Feb 23 (IPS) – Myanmar’s State Counsellor was recently deposed and arrested along with other leaders of her ruling party –...
A mountain lizard in Peru broke the reptilian altitude record
High in the Peruvian Andes, a lizard has claimed the title of world’s highest altitude reptile. The lizard was spotted as high as 5,400...
How 5 universities tried to handle COVID-19 on campus
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, we know the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreads easily through large indoor gatherings and communal living spaces. A person can...
SYDNEY and KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 (IPS) – The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting most developing countries disproportionately, especially the United Nations’ least...
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