Ancient humans may have had apelike brains even after leaving Africa
Even after ancient humans took their first steps out of Africa, they still unexpectedly may have possessed brains more like those of great apes...
How matter’s hidden complexity unleashed the power of nuclear physics
Matter is a lush tapestry, woven from a complex assortment of threads. Diverse subatomic particles weave together to fabricate the universe we inhabit. But...
Travel restrictions during the COVID pandemic have been particularly hard on refugees and migrants who move out of necessity, stranding millions from home, the UN migration agency, IOM, said on Thursday. Read the full story,...
Overcoming COVID-19: World Leaders Must Finance a More Equal World to Beat Pandemics
GENEVA, Apr 08 (IPS) – The writer is Executive Director of UNAIDS and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.Leaders at this year’s World Bank/IMF Spring...
The Invisible Women in Energy: Biomass Producers Who Deserve More Recognition
WASHINGTON DC, Apr 08 (IPS) – As the world looks to address issues of gender equity, development and climate change, the importance of increasing...
Cost of Being Honour Bearers Sexual Violence During Communal Riots in India
NEW DELHI, India, Apr 08 (IPS) – Delayed, or no, justice and perpetrators’ impunity effectively silence rape and sexual assault survivors of communal violence...
Helping Youth Agribusiness Keep Pace with Fast Growing Africa
IBADAN, Nigeria, Apr 08 (IPS) – From small towns to big cities, sub-Saharan Africa has the fastest urban growth rate in the world. The...
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is tied to uncommon blood clots in rare cases
In another hiccup for AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine, data suggest it is in fact linked to blood clots that have formed in the brains of...
Hate speech and violence still rising against Roma despite recognition gains, says rights expert
More must be done to tackle online hate speech against minorities including the Roma and Sinti, who continue to be scapegoated for spreading the...
The failure of Libya to investigate the unlawful arrest and torture of a women’s rights activist is a clear rights violation, the UN’s Committee...
Light is hard to block from every direction. This physicist found a way 
Egypt: Fact-checking site’s entire newsroom jailed as assault on press freedom widens 
Nearly 64,000 flee Nigeria for Niger where a humanitarian crisis is deepening 
Ebola: IOM urges wider surveillance beyond formal routes in DR Congo