Colombia resumes anti-coca spray dropped over cancer fears
Colombia will resume using weed killer to destroy illegal coca crops less than a year after suspending its use due to cancer concerns.
Ecology
Apr 18, 2016
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News tagged with colombia
New golden frog species discovered in Colombia
A team of scientists including a Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) research associate announced the discovery of a new species of pale-gold colored frog from the cloud forests of the high Andes in Colombia. Its ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 17, 2016
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Colombia hoping to 'repopulate the skies' with condors
A pair of Chilean condors have been brought to a zoo in Medellin as part of an effort to reintroduce the majestic birds in Colombia, where they have become all but extinct.
Ecology
Dec 24, 2015
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'Beaches' from illegal mining scar Colombia's Amazon
It's called a "beach", or "playa" in Spanish, but the swath of sand and polluted water in a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Colombia is not a place of leisure by any means.
Environment
Dec 18, 2015
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Mexico: International gang of credit card skimmers captured
Mexico City prosecutors say they have captured 26 members of a surprisingly multinational gang involved in identity theft.
Security
Dec 2, 2015
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Guardian ants: How far does the protection of a plant-ant species to its specific host go?
Seemingly helpless against their much more lively natural enemies, plants have actually come up with a wide range of defences. In the present research, published in the open-access Journal of Hymenoptera Research, Dr. Adriana ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 2, 2015
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Local and national governments spur growth better in tandem
The country of Colombia has long been riven by paramilitary groups and guerillas. Over the last five years or so, the government has gradually reclaimed lost ground, but the process has been a difficult one. Can Colombia ...
Economics & Business
Sep 9, 2015
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Report: Colombia collecting bulk data without warrants
Intelligence agencies in Colombia have been building robust tools to automatically collect vast amounts of data without judicial warrants and in defiance of a pledge to better protect privacy following a series of domestic ...
Security
Aug 31, 2015
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Worldwide strengthening El Nino giveth and taketh away
In California, they're counting on it to end an historic drought; in Peru, they've already declared a pre-emptive emergency to prepare for devastating flooding. It's both an economic stimulus and a recession-maker. And it's ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 27, 2015
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How Latin America has blazed a trail by tackling inequality
A recent OECD report has shown that income inequality has increased in the majority of OECD countries – and in some, at historic speed.
Social Sciences
Jul 15, 2015
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