The human cost of agrotoxins. How glyphosate is killing Argentina
An emerging Argentinian photographer has realised a daring photo feature. Like David against Goliath, his enemies are glyphosate and the Monsanto Company.
Renata Flores, the indigenous musician who sings songs against discrimination in the Quechua language
14-year-old indigenous Peruvian Renata Flores sings a Michael Jackson cover in the Quechua language, becoming a symbol of the fight against racial discrimination.
Riding a bike to stop wars during the Olympic Games: here’s Bike4Truce’s project
An online petition to the U.N., a documentary and a bike ride in Brazil, in occasion of the 2016 Olympics: here’s what the Bike4Truce project for world peace is all about.
Peru creates the Yellowstone of the Amazon
Il Perù ha istituito un nuovo grande parco nazionale per tutelare le tribù indigene e la fauna in via di estinzione.
Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline. The US confirms its leadership in combating climate change
Storica decisione da parte del presidente degli Stati Uniti. Il tanto discusso oleodotto, che avrebbe dovuto collegare il Canada al Golfo del Messico, non si farà.
Global warming “cools” your sexual desire
Increasing global temperatures also affect sexual desire among both women and men. Climate change could cause a drop in fertility, mostly in countries already facing low birth rates.
Aguas de Oro. The documentary about a Peruvian woman standing alone against the giants of mining
A woman doesn’t want to leave her land in the Peruvian Andes despite pressure from those who want to expand one of the world’s largest gold mines, in the documentary Aguas de Oro.
Astronaut Chris Hadfield recorded an album in space
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield releases the first album ever to be recorded in space. And it includes a cover version of “Space Oddity” by David Bowie.
Witness the most unique sporting event of the year. It’s the 2015 World Indigenous Games in Brazil
50 tribes, 11 sports, 9 days. The city of Palmas hosts the first World Indigenous Games, an event that preserves it joy even in a country where its participants are second class citizens.
Legends and truths about narwhals, the mysterious unicorns of the Arctic
Il corno del narvalo è un dente, molto sensibile, e non viene utilizzato per infilzare il cibo, come una sorta di kebab marino.