Stunningly preserved ‘Cretaceous Pompeii’ fossils may not be what they seem
Two dinosaurs that died in China during the Cretaceous were fossilized in 3D — but it probably wasn’t a volcanic eruption that killed and...
US could reach ‘net-zero’ carbon by 2050. Here’s how.
The U.S. can cut its carbon output to zero by the middle of the 21th century, according to a major new Princeton University study....
World’s oldest python fossil unearthed
The discovery of the world’s oldest python fossils on record suggests that these snakes originated in Europe and probably lived alongside boas.
Red Sea oil tanker 4 times as big as Exxon Valdez could spill any day now
A mammoth oil tanker is decaying into the Red Sea, threatening to pollute the water supply of millions of people and the world’s most...
1st wild animal in US infected with SARS-CoV-2 found in Utah
A wild mink just tested positive.
Guilty verdicts in Charlie Hebdo terror trial
A French court found guilty on Wednesday 14 accomplices of the French Islamist militants behind the January 2015 attacks on the Charlie Hebdo satirical...
How a girl’s ‘death mask’ from the 1800s became the face of CPR dolls
The story behind the face of the CPR dummy.
A mink in Utah is the first known case of the coronavirus in a wild animal
A wild American mink in Utah has tested positive for the coronavirus — the first wild animal found to be infected with the virus,...
Lockdown in Chains
Dec 16 (IPS) – Kriti Sharma is a senior disability rights researcher and Shantha Rau Barriga is the disability rights director at Human Rights Watch.Long before the Covid-19...
Energy Efficiency for Developing Countries: Pivoting from Fewer Inputs to More Outputs
WASHINGTON, Dec 16 (IPS) – Energy efficiency (EE) is often marketed as a tool to save energy and money. The oft-repeated mantra is doing...
Trump’s “Comprehensive” Gaza Peace Plan a Cover for Genocide 
Beyond the Death Penalty Debate: Human Dignity and Justice in Japan 
What 1.5°C Overshoot Means for Small Islands 
Coordinated action on clean air and climate change can net $15 for every dollar spent