The mining industry is a vital part of Mongolia’s economy. But people living near one of the country’s largest copper mines say their health is suffering, and scientists and doctors are sounding the alarm.
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As the world mourns the Putin critic and the WikiLeaks founder faces extradition to the U.S., Spanish journalist Juan Carlos Laviana argues that while the men may not be “ordinary” journalists, they both used investigative means and technological capacity to shine a light on those in power. And they were right.
Panamanian holding a drone — Photo: UN Food and Agriculture Organization Members of Panama’s 12 indigenous nations are embracing a cutting-edge technology — drones — in an effort to protect their ancestral lands. Roughly 7.4 million hectares of rainforest cover more than half of Panamanian territory, but it is rapidly disappearing, some estimate by as […]
The secretive Freemasons usually recruit through word-of-mouth, which is why a recent Facebook ad, seeking applicants for a São Paulo branch, is such a source of curiosity.
On the dusty, deserted plains of Colorado, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) works with researchers and the world’s top companies to create the consumer economy of the future, which will be much more environmentally conscious.
BUENOS AIRES — Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, the 19th century activist and intellectual who went on to be Argentina’s seventh president, was a firm believer in the education. “May the entire Republic be a school,” he famously said. Sarmiento understood how education and the knowledge people gain from it can contribute to social equality. Little did […]
A Swiss group has unveiled new white solar panels intended to blend in better with the country’s architecture.
French scientists have discovered how flags, made of the right material, can be an alternative to wind turbines.
Drones don’t just make news, they are beginning to cover it. Brazil street protests are an early testing ground. But for now, the entertainment press is out ahead of the pack.