Gigantic tsunamis have been decimating coastlines since time immemorial. We ignore these prehistoric warnings at our own peril. A boulder weighing more than 40 tonnes sits on the sand high above the ocean. Dwarfing every other rock in view, it is conspicuously out of place. The answer to how this massive outlier got
Reconstructing the working week. Steve Heap/Shutterstock Miriam Marra, University of Reading The world’s largest four-day working week trial has just ended and almost all of the companies that participated have decided to continue with a reduced working hours model. Participants in the trial agreed to produce the same output for the same pay,
Jimmy Carter answered reporters’ election-monitoring questions in Caracas, Venezuela, May 29, 2004. Juan Barreto/AFP via Getty Images Jennifer Lynn McCoy, Georgia State University When former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn Carter founded the nonprofit Carter Center in 1982, one of their goals was to help Latin American countries – many of
The importance of Indigenous languages in preserving cultural heritage and promoting intergenerational transmission of knowledge cannot be overstated. The International Decade of Indigenous Languages, a United Nations initiative spanning from 2022 to 2032, is a call for urgent action to safeguard the world’s linguistic diversity.On International Mother Language Day, it is imperative that
by Aaron Mendelson, Center for Public IntegrityFebruary 17, 2023 This story is a collaboration between the Center for Public Integrity and Bolts. The Howard R. Young Correctional Institution sits between a creek and Interstate 495 in Wilmington, Delaware. For the last ten years, the prison’s 1,281 residents were counted as constituents of Wilmington’s
Sarà quiete dopo la tempesta ciò che ci aspetta in termini di condizioni economiche del Paese? Qual è la verità sui dati congiunturali presentati a fine gennaio? Ospite di Bruno Carenini, nel sesto episodio della terza stagione di Windows Interview, è Mariano Bella, Economista e Direttore dell’Ufficio Studi di Confcommercio. La conversazione basata
Can science and tradition finally help heal the region’s peoples and bring balance to its biodiversity-rich waters and mangrove forests? When I visited the floating palafito fishing village of Nueva Venecia in early 2021, I found myself staring out across the calm, reflective expanse of the coastal lagoon complex known as the Ciénaga
by Clark Merrefield, The Journalist’s Resource In most U.S. jurisdictions, an arrest by police does not necessarily lead to criminal charges, especially for low-level offenses. Government prosecutors often have broad discretion over whether and how to charge those arrested, based on evidence law enforcement personnel present them. New research in the Quarterly Journal
Ambling through the thick of the West African rainforest, a forest elephant pauses to get a closer look at the tree in front of her. Her tusks and long trunk help strip the bark away so she can grab her next morsel of food. For a few minutes, she munches away, swallows it
After industry lobbyists halted the oil and gas well safe-distance law, their well-funded referendum could sway voters with misinformation. Over the last few years, as California has introduced stronger regulations on oil and gas drilling aimed at protecting public health, a pattern of events has started to emerge. Here’s how it typically goes: