SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
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As Cuba Sweats Through Summer Blackouts, Solar Promises Can’t Chase the Night
The lights vanished at precisely 2 A.M. in Havana's Miramar neighborhood. A voice rang out into the darkness: "¡Ya la…
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Colombia Ancient DNA Reveals Ghost People Lost to History
High in Colombia’s Eastern Andes, scientists have recovered DNA from hunter-gatherer skeletons that belonged to a vanished human lineage—one that…
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Bolivia’s Ventanani Glacier Trek Dazzles Hikers as Climate Clock Ticks
Every winter, thousands of travelers lace up their boots in La Paz and head for Ventanani, a turquoise lagoon frozen…
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Brazil Races to Bring Blue-Eyed Doves Back from Oblivion
In the dry grasslands of Brazil's Cerrado, only 17 wild blue-eyed ground doves are known to sing at dawn. But…
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South American Forests Still Lament the Lost Mastodon Gardeners
A vanished giant still shapes the fate of South America's woods. New fossil clues show that when the mastodon disappeared…
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The Latest High-Tech that Tracks Latin Migrants from Desert to Sea
Motion-triggered cameras buried in Sonoran dust, drones hovering over the Atlantic's moonlit swells, and software rifles silently through your phone…
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Colombia’s Fighter Acquisition in Flux as China Pushes J-10CE Bid
A late-spring thunderstorm rolled over Beijing just as Colombia's Gustavo Petro received a confidential folder from Xi Jinping—an audacious Chinese…
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Latin America’s Cocaine Battle May Get Tiny Flies Reinforcement
Fruit flies—barely more significant than a comma—are rewriting the story of cocaine research. Their inborn hatred of the drug is…
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Mexico’s Imperial Stone Tells a Story Of Aztec Might and Mystery
Centuries ago the Mexica capital gleamed with obsidian, a volcanic glass vital to both devotion and daily life. Fresh chemical…
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Latin America Faces Unseen Tornado Perils As Chile Takes Note
A sudden tornado carved through Puerto Varas in southern Chile, injuring residents and shredding rooftops. The surprise strike sparks a…
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