The frontline of climate change.Alba Martin-EspaÒol, CC BY-NC-SAAntarctica’s glaciers have been making headlines during the past year, and not in a good way. Whether it’s a massive ice shelf facing imminent risk of collapse, glaciers in the West Antarctic past the point of no return, or new threats to East Antarctic ice,...
ISIS take Ramadi; on the move in IraqSteve Allen/Shutterstock Last Friday, the city of Ramadi – provincial capital of Iraq’s Anbar Province, and symbolic seat of its Sunni population – fell to an ISIS assault.
The loss is devastating, and not only because of the city’s size or symbolic value, or because it’s another...
The Kulluk, Shell's Arctic offshore drilling platform, was grounded in 2013 after efforts by the US Coast Guard and tug vessel crews to move the vessel to a safe harbor during a winter storm.Zachary Painter/ US Coast Guard/Earlier this month, the Obama administration gave conditional approval to a renewed plan for Royal Dutch Shell to drill for...
Sailing illegally toward Europe Darrin Zammit Lupi/Reuters The latest tragic immigrant deaths in the Mediterranean are at the top of the news.
In Europe, officials are proposing a new policy of sending in their navies to destroy smuggling ships and send migrants back to shore. But this tale of humanitarian suffering and government repression is the...
In environments where the ground itself is constantly shifting, breaking, and being reshaped, every component must be built to endure. Mining operations are among the most demanding in the industria...
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If you’re in business, you might have seen it before. A team of capable and smart people just suddenly slows down, and things start spiraling out of control. On paper, everything looks perfect, but ...
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Across Australia, a lot of tradies are busy. There’s no shortage of demand in industries like plumbing, electrical, landscaping, and building. But being busy doesn’t always mean running a smooth or...
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