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Can we predict political uprisings?
Forecasting political unrest is a challenging task, especially in this era of post-truth and opinion...
Why seismologists didn’t see Mexico’s deadly earthquake coming
Mexico has a long seismic history, so any given earthquake here does not necessarily come as a surpr...
The Wonderful Death of a State
Quinn Slobodian ,April 4, 2023 The Wonderf...
Can Donald Trump change Cuba?
Donald Trump has ended America’s détente with Cuba, restoring restrictions on travel to and business...
Iran’s startups promise paradise for the country’s unemployed youth
Iran’s self-proclaimed Silicon Valley stands on the road to mount Damavand, the tallest mountain in...
Bleached girls: India and its love for light skin
“Let’s scrub out that tan” is a common refrain in beauty parlours in India, where girls grow up with...
From New York to Romania, restoration ecology is helping nature heal (and maybe humanity, too)
New York City’s Bronx River used to be an open sewer, more useful for carrying industrial waste than...
‘Himalayan Viagra’ is threatened by fervent Chinese demand and climate change
At the beginning of the Himalayan summer, when the snows start to melt, all the schools close for th...