Pakistan: More than 6.4 million in ‘dire need’ after unprecedented floods
The scale of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan is unprecedented, with a third of the country under water, UN humanitarians warned on Friday. Read...
Women lead marine restoration efforts in the UNESCO Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
Did you know that women represent just 38 per cent of all ocean scientists? A women-led community organisation in the Seaflower UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in...
To Be Black (and Crash the Goal) in Nagorno-Karabakh
STEPANAKERT, Nagorno Karabakh, Sep 02 (IPS) – “This year the weather in Nagorno-Karabakh is warmer than in my home country, Senegal,” jokes Sow Ababacar,...
Transforming Girls Education, Changing The World
NEW YORK, Sep 02 (IPS) – As we approach this year’s Transforming Education Summit, global leaders can and must prioritize expertise and mobilize political...
What you need to know about the new omicron booster shots
Revamped COVID-19 vaccines are poised to do battle with the super-contagious omicron variant. On September 1, U.S. health officials greenlit the first major update...
Zapping plastic with a laser forged tiny diamonds
A laser blast produces miniature diamonds from plain-old plastic. That’s right, the same kind used in soda bottles. When squeezed to about a million...
In 2021, a deadly volcano erupted with no warning. Here’s why
In May 2021, Congo’s Mount Nyiragongo, one of the world’s most dangerous volcanoes, burst to life without warning. Lava erupted from fissures and flowed...
Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year: Action Needed
Sep 02 (IPS) – Felix Horne is a senior environmental researcher at Human Rights WatchTarik, age 42, lives in a village adjacent to a...
From Worm Composting to Biofuels, the Caribbean Seeks Solutions to Seaweed Influx
DOMINICA, Sep 02 (IPS) – The increasingly severe invasion of seaweed is impacting tourism, health, livelihoods, and the economy of Caribbean countries, which are...
Here’s the James Webb telescope’s first direct image of an exoplanet
This is the first picture of an exoplanet from the James Webb Space Telescope. “We’re actually measuring photons from the atmosphere of the planet...
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