Fossil mimics may be more common in ancient rocks than actual fossils
When it comes to finding fossils of very ancient microbial life — whether on Earth or on other worlds, such as Mars — the...
KUALA LUMPUR and SYDNEY, Feb 09 (IPS) – Refusal to temporarily suspend several World Trade Organization (WTO) intellectual property (IP) provisions to enable much...
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 09 (IPS) – When the 134-member Group of 77, the largest single coalition of developing countries, was trying to strike a...
Myanmar Faces Increasing Uncertainty as Opposition to the Military Coup Grows
BANGKOK, Feb 08 (IPS) – Myanmar is in a deep political crisis. Over the past week — reminiscent of the pro-democracy demonstrations of 1988...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Feb 08 (IPS) – Kul Chandra Gautam, a Nepali diplomat, is a former Assistant Secretary-General of the UN and Deputy Executive Director...
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 08 (IPS) – Over the years, Turkey has survived three Coup d’état in which its military forces took power, in...
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‘Under a White Sky’ explores whether we must tinker with nature to save it
Under a White SkyElizabeth KolbertCrown, $28 In 1900, the city of Chicago completed a 45-kilometer-long canal that altered the hydrology of two-thirds of the...
The birth of a lightning bolt was caught on video
A new slow-motion video offers the best view yet of the split-second collision of electric currents that creates a flash of lightning. The video...
The Struggle to End Female Genital Mutilation: A Dark Secret No More
NEW DELHI, India, Feb 06 (IPS) – Survivors of female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C), are determined to share their stories to end this...
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