EOS/ American Geophysical Union • 15th August 2024 Ukrainian Scientists Race to Document Soil Fungi Genetic sequencing of samples collected from across the country contribute to a global database and may help researchers assess the damage caused by war.
TheBMJ (a.k.a British Medical Journal) • 23rd July 2024 LatAm is catching up on HPV vaccination and screening While some countries are on track to eliminate the cervical cancer by 2035—94% of the 350 000 cervical cancer deaths in 2022 occurred in low and middle income countries.
EOS/ American Geophysical Union • 13th May 2024 How A Volcano Dropped Heavy Metals into Ecuador’s Food Supply When Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano erupted multiple times, nearby farming communities were covered in ash, leaving heavy metals in their crops.
Nature (News service/online) • 14th February 2024 Why is Latin America on fire? It’s not just climate change, scientists say Bogota — Rampant planting of flammable non-native species has helped to fuel deadly blazes — even in places known for cool, damp weather.
BBC World Service Radio (Newsday) • 13th August 2021 RADIO: Meet Colombia's Bird-watching Kids (Story 14:41-17:53) In Planadas, Colombia, scientists and local guides are helping new generation via birdwatching in the world’s most biodiverse country for birds.
Sojourners Magazine (Online feature) • 5th August 2021 Can Coffee Help Cultivate Peace in Colombia? A Colombian coffee growers collective is training dozens of young people in coffee tasting, barista skills, and identifying bird biodiversity on their own farms.
EOS/ American Geophysical Union • 7th June 2021 Climate Clues from One of the Rainiest Places on Earth A jet stream known as the Chocó low-level jet (ChocoJet) helps make the area offshore of the Colombian town of Nuquí one of the rainiest places on the planet.
DW World in Progress (Radio) • 31st March 2021 RADIO: Producing coffee during a pandemic The pandemic hasn’t been easy for Coffee producers in Colombia. Testing in remote areas is nearly non-existent and many workers refuse to follow hygiene rules.
Coda Story (online feature) • 1st March 2021 Self-medication & disinformation fuel Colombia’s pandemic Colombia has been deluged with coronavirus-related misinformation but experts say home remedies and over-the-counter medications makes it more vulnerable to disinformation.
Undark Magazine (MIT) [online] • 4th March 2020 In a TV Host's Bombast, Colonial Science Lives On American TV host and self-styled "adventurer" Forrest Galante claimed he found a rare reptile, but it was already documented by Colombian researcher Sergio Balaguera-Reina.
Science Magazine (AAAS) [Online] • 25th February 2019 Colombia's Biodiversity researchers seek relief from red tape Many Colombian researchers say the cumbersome, stressful process has prompted them to give up on studies involving the nation’s more than 62,000 native species.
Nature (News service) [In Print Magazine] • 28th February 2019 Spanish science reforms aim to make life easier for parents The Spanish government has passed reforms to the nation’s scientific system that will cut red tape and make life easier for researchers — especially parents.
COSMOS Magazine Australia (online) • 5th August 2019 Ex-guerrillas learn biodiversity and business models Ex-guerrillas in Colombia are learning about how they can use the latest technology and scientific knowledge to help them launch or improve ecotourism businesses.
COSMOS Magazine Australia (online) • 28th October 2019 Australian scientists helping Nepal navigate water management Australia's CSIRO is working with Nepalese colleagues to implement a scientifically sound and socially equitable water management plan in the Kamala Basin, an important irrigated agriculture zone
Coda Currents Podcast • 25th February 2021 PODCAST: Covid-19 misinformation in Colombia (Starts 08:18) In Colombia, Covid-19 misinformation is spreading from the cities to the countryside, Andrew Wight reports on the ground from Medellin, Colombia.
EOS/ American Geophysical Union • 17th February 2021 Why Aren’t There More Journal Papers by African Geoscientists? Tanzanian Tumaini Mutungi Kamulali spent years analyzing core data taken from the longest freshwater lake in the world his analysis took place in Arizona.
New Scientist Magazine (online) • 30th July 2020 How refugee camps in Bangladesh defend against Covid-19 Coronavirus has begun spreading around refugee settlements, but in one of the world’s largest refugee camp complexes a worst-case scenario may have been avoided.
New Scientist Magazine (online) • 1st July 2020 Drug cartels are driving deforestation in Guatemala Drug traffickers in Central America have been known to practise “narco-ranching”, in which they launder cash by buying land and cattle, then selling the meat in Mexico for clean money.
EOS/ American Geophysical Union • 4th November 2020 Feature: Measuring Massive Magnetic Meteorites In 2019, a Smithsonian Institution warehouse looked like a scene from 1950s science fiction: a 2-meter prism of magnetic coils around a half-meter-long meteorite.
CityMetric (By New Statesman) • 10th June 2020 A museum takes the lead in Medellin's pandemic response When Covid-19 first hit Colombia in early March, Medellín's municipal government was already looking for ways to include cultural institutions in the city’s pandemic response.
