Greenland loses ice for 25 consecutive years
Ice losses occur in 2 ways: direct melting and tearing off icebergs The Greenland ice sheet has lost more ice in the summer than it has accumulated during the winter…
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How to meaningfully involve children in scientific research?
When conducting research with children, researchers focus mainly on gathering information from adults, parents, guardians, teachers and others. But a new approach, called ‘child-centered research’, offers children’s active participation so…
side events to the 49th session of the UN Human Rights
The themes of the series addressed central topics of society and humankind: freedom of conscience and physical integrity.
‘Little Book of Joy’ children’s book coming this fall
A picture-book edition of a bestseller co-authored by the Nobel Peace Prize winners the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu will be published this fall.
Benefits of reading books: Why you should read every day
ARTICLE by Thomas J Law What Are the Benefits of Reading Books? Here are 10 benefits of reading that illustrate the importance of reading books. When you read every day you:…
Moving away from coal ‘will not be easy’ but it is essential for our common future, UN deputy chief says
The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to speed up the shift from fossil fuels to new, low-carbon development models, in a just and inclusive way.
Schools nationwide are quietly removing books from their libraries
Hull looks for books for her students at a public library in Lancaster County, Pa. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Kyle GranthamKyle Grantham LANCASTER, Pa. – Samantha…
Take a Book, Share a Book
Little Free Libraries have been offering complimentary books in Rhode Island for years. Now more than 100 charming wooden boxes are propped up on posts or fences outside local homes,…
Moral is good but double moral is not twice as good
Human beings have always sought asylum and refuge outside their own homeland for several reasons. It could be due to war- external or civil, invasion and occupation by another state, political oppression, abuse of minority rights, religious or cultural persecution and the list is endless.
UN Ocean Conference 2022: The launch of a ‘fleet’ of solutions
The solutions to restore the health of the ocean -which provides us with oxygen, food and livelihoods- are out there, and in 100 days they will be in the spotlight in Lisbon, Portugal, at the second ever UN Oceans Conference.