Nepal Struggles to Preserve Its Indigenous Languages as Those Speaking Them Dwindle
KATMANDU, Feb 03 (IPS) – At last count Nepal had 129 spoken languages, but even as new ones are identified, others are becoming extinct....
Einstein’s theory of general relativity unveiled a dynamic and bizarre cosmos
Albert Einstein’s mind reinvented space and time, foretelling a universe so bizarre and grand that it has challenged the limits of human imagination. An...
Top 10 science anniversaries to celebrate in 2021
Centuries from now, 2021 will be celebrated as an anniversary year most noted for getting rid of 2020. It will be less remembered as...
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Feb 03 (IPS) – Access to COVID-19 vaccines for many developing countries and most of their people will have to wait...
As Army Takes Over, Fear and Uncertainty Grip Myanmar Citizens
HYDERABAD, Feb 02 (IPS) – Yangon resident Ni Ni Aye walked to her office yesterday morning. A couple of hours before, the army had...
The Milky Way’s newfound high-energy glow hints at the secrets of cosmic rays
The Milky Way glows with a gamma ray haze, with energies vastly exceeding anything physicists can produce on Earth, according to a new paper....
NEW YORK, Feb 02 (IPS) – Azza Karam is the Secretary General of Religions for Peace, and Professor of Religion and Development at the...
This ancient sea reptile had a slicing bite like no other
Shortly before a mass extinction ended the Age of Dinosaurs, a reptilian, barracuda-like carnivore with a mouth like a box cutter patrolled the warm...
COVID-19 precautions may be reducing cases of flu and other respiratory infections
Heading into the dead of winter, doctors and scientists have noticed something odd: Missing cases of non-COVID-19 respiratory illnesses, specifically flu and respiratory syncytial...
One-shot COVID-19 vaccine is effective against severe disease
A single-shot coronavirus vaccine made by Johnson & Johnson is 85 percent effective at preventing severe disease and death, even against new variants of...
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