The Alberta tar sands. Canada’s oil costs more than it makes

The Alberta tar sands. Canada’s oil costs more than it makes

The Alberta tar sands hold much of Canada’s oil wealth: the region contains an estimated 1.7 trillion barrels of bitumen oil. The size of this reserve makes it the third largest oil deposit in the world after Venezuela and Saudi Arabia. Yet despite this, the cost of extraction now outweighs the profit made per barrel.

Food is a signal

Food is a signal

For too long food has been considered just a heap of calories, vitamins and microelements. But it is much more than that: it’s what comes of the sun entering the soil, plants and animals, transforming them into the energy our body requires.

Chernobyl 30 years later. How the disaster changed the world of nuclear power

Chernobyl 30 years later. How the disaster changed the world of nuclear power

The 26th of April 1986 is still an indelible date in the minds of millions of people around the world. The explosion that destroyed reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the former Soviet Union changed people’s perception of nuclear power forever, making them question its safety. Controversy regarding the death toll

Prince has died at the age of 57

Prince has died at the age of 57

Prince has died at the age of 57. According to TMZ, the first to give the news, the musician’s body was found on the morning of the 21st of April in his estate, Paisley Park, in Chanhassen in the US state of Minnesota.   I am #transformed — Prince (@prince) 15 aprile 2016   On

Brain and memory-boosting foods

Brain and memory-boosting foods

If you have poor memory and concentration, it’s not just age: it’s also lack of sleep, stress, lifestyle and genetics. And food habits also play a crucial role.