If the world is to transition to a climate-compatible future, much will turn on new…
INFRASTRUCTURE
Risk Rooted in Colonial Era Weighs on Bahamas’ Efforts to Rebuild After Hurricane Dorian
When Hurricane Dorian made landfall on Great Abaco Island in the Bahamas on Sept. 1,…
Neurosurgery in Brazilian Amazon Is Possible
Low- and middle-income countries in remote locations with little access to care can create sustainable…
How the Aztecs Could Improve Modern Urban Farming
Chinampas: An old technique might provide new solutions to sustainable urban agriculture Roland Ebel of…
Machu Picchu: Ancient Incan Sanctuary Intentionally Built on Faults
The ancient Incan sanctuary of Machu Picchu is considered one of humanity’s greatest architectural achievements.…
Locally Based Haitian Social Entrepreneurs Empower Disaster-Stricken Villagers to Rebuild and Improve Their Communities
The Academy of Management Journal has just published a paper titled Collective emotions in institutional creation…
Replacing Diesel with Liquefied Natural Leads to a Fuel Economy of Up to 60% in São Paulo
The substitution of diesel oil by liquefied natural gas (LNG) for cargo transportation in São…
Lithium-Air Batteries Can Store Energy for Cars, Houses and Industry
Current lithium ion battery technology will probably not be able to handle the coming decades’…
Filling the Infrastructure Gap
Much has been made of China’s remarkable inroads into Latin America over the past two…
Mexico City’s New Airport Is an Environmental Disaster but It Could Become a Huge National Park
Mexico City long ago outgrew the two-terminal Benito Juárez International Airport, which is notorious for…
