The island that revealed the essence of humanity
A quarter century ago, the doctor Kári Stefánsson began examining the DNA of Iceland’s inhabitants in search of the genetic causes of illness
Gustavo Petro: The ex-guerrilla who could become Colombia’s next president
From his militancy in M-19, where he named himself after a character in ‘One Hundred Years of Solitude,’ to his exile in Belgium, the 62-year-old’s journey to this point has been something of an odyssey. Will he be able to defeat Rodolfo Hernández at Sunday’s election?
Rodolfo Hernández: Colombia as a construction project
The former mayor of Bucaramanga, a 77-year-old, multi-millionaire “outsider” with a sharp tongue and short temper, and who was broadly unknown before the presidential election campaign, has sold himself as a product ahead of Sunday’s run-off
Violence epidemic in the US: Understanding America’s gun culture
The recent massacres in Texas and Buffalo are just the tip of the iceberg of what is a systemic crisis. In 2020, almost 23 million firearms were purchased in the country
Fly in a double-decker chaise longue—the newest way to maximize airplane space
A university student’s project makes the most of airplane space while allowing passengers to stretch out
Grim ending for UK journalist and Brazilian indigenous expert missing in Amazon rainforest
After 11 days marked by a sluggish official search effort, an international outcry, and offensive statements by Brazil’s president, the bodies of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira have been found