Global inequity in COVID-19 vaccination is more than a moral problem
Months before the first COVID-19 vaccine was even approved, wealthy nations scrambled to secure hundreds of millions of advance doses for their citizens. By...
Renewed, More Ambitious Targets of Paris Agreement Needed
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – The UNFCCC launched its ‘Climate Action: NDC Scorecard’ on Feb 26. The report assesses countries’ progress in meeting...
Can a COVID-19 vaccine’s second dose be delayed? It’s complicated
Within a couple weeks after a first vaccine dose, people are well protected against severe COVID-19, new data suggest. With demand for shots far...
Solar storms can wreak havoc. We need better space weather forecasts
Since December 2019, the sun has been moving into a busier part of its cycle, when increasingly intense pulses of energy can shoot out...
Money Laundering: the Darker Side of the Worlds Offshore Financial System
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 26 (IPS) – A sign outside a laundry in New York city had a frivolously flippant slogan: “We launder dirty clothes,...
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Feb 25 (IPS) – The UNAIDS 2020 Global AIDS Update gave us a clear indication why the world did not meet...
Energy Crisis: Tribal Behavior or Quality Decisions Based on Conscious Trade-Offs?
MONTEVIDEO, Feb 25 (IPS) – Marta Jara is Non-Resident Fellow, Institute of the AmericasCrises, as the one we saw across the US and Mexico...
COVID-19 vaccines may be ready for teens this summer
Encouraging news about COVID-19 vaccines keeps coming. No unusual safety issues arose during the first month of vaccination, when 13.8 million doses of the...
A new laser-based random number generator is the fastest of its kind
By normal standards, the design for a new laser is a total dud. Rather than producing a crisp, steady beam, the laser casts a...
A single male lyrebird can mimic the sound of an entire flock
You might be able to do a mean celebrity impression or two, but can you imitate an entire film’s cast at the same time?...
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