There is no running water, no sewage system, and no garbage disposal, but La Rinconada has one resource worth its weight.
The Highest Settlement in the World
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Copernicus Sentinel-2 Captures Lake Tai, China
Rapid urban development has led to deteriorating water quality and toxic algae blooms.
Is Evolution Predictable?
An international team of scientists working with Heliconius butterflies at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama was faced with a mystery: How do pairs of unrelated butterflies from Peru to Costa Rica evolve nearly the same wing-color patterns over and over again? The answer, published in Current Biology, forever changes the way evolution is understood.
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles, Sensors Pushing Boundaries of International Aquatic Research
Monitoring sources of freshwater around the world in real-time is becoming more important as human impacts and climate change increase the threats to freshwater.
Countries and Cities Show Significant Response to Climate Change, Report Suggests
According to the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, which involves the University of Exeter, countries and cities are responding to the growing threat that global warming poses.
Diverse Diet of Walleye Key to Species’ Management
New findings from a study at Trent University on the feeding habits of walleye may be an important element to future conservation and management plans for the popular sport fish.
