Every new mom in this U.S. city is now getting cash aid for a year
Flint, Mich., has one of the country's highest rates of child poverty — something that got a lot of attention during the city's lead water crisis a decade ago. And…
Pandemic left much of the world on lower human development trajectory
U.N. agency warns of human costs of ‘mismanaged’ globalization Dozens of poor nations have yet to regain their pre-pandemic levels of overall well-being, amid signs that the pandemic may have…
UN seeking more than $850m for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Bangladesh hosts more than a million Rohingya people, many of whom fled a 2017 military crackdown in Myanmar. The United Nations is calling for more donations for Rohingya refugees living…
The lowly sea cucumber may be helping to protect coral reefs against disease
Over the years, Cody Clements, a marine ecologist at Georgia Tech, has planted over 10,000 coral fragments across the South Pacific. "You can just break off a branch from a…
Native groups sit on a treasure trove of lithium. Now mines threaten their water, culture and wealth
TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina (AP) — Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed, guiding a herd of llamas and sheep through stretching desert. Flores de Callata’s native Kolla…
How rubbish in East Arnhem Land is being transformed into art and jewelry
The once pristine beaches of Waṉuwuy in East Arnhem Land are now littered with washed-up rubbish and discarded fishing nets.(Back Roads)none Along one of the most remote coastlines in the world,…
The Terrible Costs of a Phone-Based Childhood
For a little over a decade, we have been raising children in an environment that is hostile to human development. We need to change that now. Produced by ElevenLabs and…
Win in the Senate for Radiation Exposure Victims!
Last week, the Senate passed a major win for victims of U.S. nuclear weapons testing and development. Your advocacy played a key role in this victory. The Radiation Exposure Compensation Re-Authorization Act (S.3853)…
US, UN express concern about India’s religion-based citizenship law
The U.S. government and the United Nations on Tuesday expressed concerns about a contentious religion-based citizenship law in India, with the UN calling the legislation "fundamentally discriminatory in nature." Rights…
Corals Have ‘No Reprieve’ as the Great Barrier Reef Faces Its Latest Bleaching Event
Increasingly frequent marine heat waves are hammering away at the world’s coral reefs, scientists say. For the past nine months, the world has repeatedly smashed heat records on land. But…
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