NNW Bureau

Every August 12, International Youth Day invites us to listen to youth and students. This year’s theme, “Different Contexts, Common Aspirations,” reminds us that while the daily reality of youth and students …

For five years now, women and girls in Afghanistan have seen their basic rights and freedoms steadily violated: they are barred from secondary school and university; excluded from most paid …

The global jobs challenge Emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) face a jobs challenge of historic proportions. Between 2025 and 2035, around 1.2 billion young people in these economies are …

When Batya Peters looks at the future, she sees more than a job. Like thousands of young Sri Lankans preparing to leave university, she is thinking about independence, stability and …

Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team, led by Ms. Izabela Karpowicz, conducted discussions with the Guinean authorities in Conakry during June 16–29, 2026, in the context of the 2026 Article …

Africa is home to some of the most exciting talent in women’s football. Over the last three weeks, the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations 2026 has demonstrated as such. As a whole, …

Teaching the beautiful and inspirational science of astronomy using only the conceptual framework offered by a traditional textbook – without incorporating the wealth of incredible resources, images and activities from …

The most common misconception about sonic booms is that they’re just the sound created at the moment when an aircraft “breaks the sound barrier.” In reality, a sonic boom is continuous, the audible evidence of invisible pressure waves forming as an aircraft travels faster than sound. As these waves travel toward the ground, they can merge, creating an explosive bang heard by everyone the aircraft passes …

At first glance the nebula’s overall structure in Webb’s infrared images, with both the NIRCam (Near Infrared Camera) and MIRI (Mid Infrared Instrument) instruments, may look quite similar to Hubble’s earlier visible-light view. However, …

As NASA+ continues its expansion across multiple streaming platforms to bring space closer to home, NASA announced Monday programming is next heading to discovery+ and HBO Max. A continuous live …