Once upon a time giant apes lived around the karst plains of what is now southern China. They stood  three meters tall and weighed 250 kilograms. They were the largest apes ever to have lived on Earth. Then Gigantopithcus blacki, which resembled upsized versions of orangutans, went extinct. Why this […]

Country: Guinea Source: Médecins Sans Frontières West Africa has been battling the worst wave of diphtheria ever recorded on the continent. After more than 30 years without a case, Guinea’s first patient was diagnosed in July, with more since.

2024 Call for Project Concepts: Keepers of the Earth Fund Country Global agnes Fri, 01/12/2024 – 17:28 Issues None Program 5 Main Image                      2024 CALL FOR PROJECT CONCEPTS           Español abajo / Português abaixo/ Français ci-dessous   Keepers of […]

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: Save the Children For the last three months, children in Gaza have faced grave violations every day, while conditions to provide them with the humanitarian assistance they need are simply not there.

After a prolific year of rulemaking for the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), public companies need to be aware of new disclosure requirements for their upcoming Form 10-K filings for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2023 (2023 Form 10-K) relating to cybersecurity, clawbacks, and insider trading. Companies should […]

Photo: Pexels/James Guetschow The Sun’s energy is effectively limitless. While resources such as coal or gas are finite, if you are able to capture and use solar power it doesn’t prevent anyone else from also using as much sunshine as they need. Except that isn’t quite the full story. Beyond […]

FAO Director-General QU Dongyu had a Royal Audience with His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun and Her Majesty Queen Suthida Bajarasudha Bimollaksana of the Kingdom of Thailand, during his official visit to the country. The Director-General expressed his sincere gratitude to the Royal Family for hosting the FAO Regional Office […]