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Estados Unidos es responsable de 23 por ciento de las emisiones globales de dióxido de carbono

The tropical humid forests of Mesoamerica are home to great biodiversity. / Photo credit: Claudio Contreras

By Sabrina Oo

Fund Launched for Preserving Plant Genetics

More than forty million dollars are at hand to fund plant genebanks this year. But activists doubt that the fund will ensure equal North-South access to biodiversity.

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El huerto piloto en Caracas. Crédito: J. Castillo.

A pilot project urban garden in Caracas. / Photo credit: J. Castillo

By Yensi Rivero

Cabbages and Peppers at the Feet of Skyscrapers

Caracas is following in Cuba's footsteps in experimenting with urban gardens. Critics, however, say it is a very costly "folkloric" endeavor.

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Astronautas de Estados Unidos y Rusia durante una jornada laboral en 2002, en la estación espacial internacional. Crédito: NASA.

All in a day's work for U.S. and Russian astronauts aboard the International Space Station in 2002. / Photo credit: NASA.

By Cristina Hernández

Mars a Dangerous Destination for Humans

During a voyage to the "red planet", astronauts would be vulnerable to psychological problems due to confinement, genetic harm from radiation, and loss of bone mass as a result of zero gravity, say experts.

Solar Energy

Viable but costly, solar energy is just beginning to find its way a half-century after it was proposed as an alternative. For developing countries, the use of this energy source could facilitate sustainable economic growth.

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