his article was originally featured on The Conversation. Human impacts on global ecosystems can be severe, widespread and irreversible. But life on Earth has evolved to meet environmental challenges for…
Genetic testing has determined a single 4,500-year-old seagrass may have spread over 200 sq km of underwater seafloor – about 20,000 football fields About 4,500 years ago, a single seed…
Today marks 101 years since the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre (May 31 – June 1). It was an act of government-sanctioned domestic terrorism and ongoing anti-Black government policies created by…
May, with the United States presiding over the Security Council, food security and conflict, technology and security, and protection of civilians in armed conflict were in focus. Council members also…
The war in Ukraine is shaking the foundations of the international system. Geopolitical divisions and the increased regionalization and fragmentation of conflicts are challenging traditional tools of conflict resolution. The…
The devastating effects of climate change are increasingly obvious. Recent trends point to sustained and possibly irreversible consequences that could undermine security and development gains and endanger the livelihoods of…
The peace agreement reached in Colombia in 2016 put an end to the long armed conflict between the Government and the FARC-EP guerrillas. For 13,000 former combatants, the accord meant…
Olga Kotenko had to bury her son twice as war crimes investigators across the country work to hold Russian forces accountable for alleged atrocities. VILHIVKA, Ukraine — When Russian tanks…
UN-appointed independent human rights experts called on Tuesday for Saudi Arabia to immediately release Abdullah al-Howaiti and quash the death sentence against him for crimes he allegedly committed as a…
NEW YORK, N.Y. — Inside a community room in Brooklyn on a rainy day in May, seven women pair off for a series of drills. They practice backing toward the…