Tag: South America
We’ve been studying a glacier in Peru for 14 years –...
Mathias Vuille, University at Albany, State University of New York
High mountain environments in South America, which in many locations encompass peaks that reach 21,000...
Trump sees opportunity in Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis as midterms approach
Marco Aponte-Moreno, St Mary's College of California
President Donald Trump has spoken forcefully about the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, calling it a “human tragedy”...
How virtual worlds can recreate the geographic history of life
Robert K. Colwell, University of Connecticut and Thiago F. Rangel, Universidade Federal de Goias
The Amazon and the adjacent Andean slopes in South America host...
What Rousseff’s impeachment means for Brazil’s struggling millions
Jeffrey W. Rubin, Boston University
In Brazil, right-wing parties and politicians are following constitutional procedures to oust the country’s democratically elected president, Dilma Rousseff. They...
The other opioid crisis — people in poor countries can’t get...
Luke Messac, University of Pennsylvania
There are two opioid crises in the world today. One is the epidemic of abuse and misuse, present in many...
EXPLORING NATURE
Formula 1 racing shows the hard part of reaching net‑zero carbon...
Caitlin Grady, George Washington University and Sachi Nandurkar, George Washington University
Formula 1 auto racing is one of the...
