Nov 14, 2024 · Southern Greenland has shown promising reserves of rare earths, with ongoing exploration underway. While some deposits are sizable, the concentration of rare earths in the region's ore is relatively low, according to Flemming Getreuer Christiansen, a geoscientific consultant with experience in Greenland's mining industry.

FOCUS ON. In its first eight months, the AI Spotlight Series training programs reached 2,009 journalists in 112 countries, quickly doubling its initial goal of training 1,000 journalists.The series, designed by leading AI journalist Karen Hao, aims to build a movement of journalists who have the skills and the confidence to interrogate AI systems, their makers, and their impacts on …

Aug 15, 2024 · A certain telling of the Pandit story at the onset of India’s counterinsurgency in the 1990s has captured the imagination of Indians in the subcontinent and beyond—one in which Hindus were simply the victims of genocidal Muslims. But this version is alienated from the political context of the popular uprising, and vests significant responsibility in Muslim civilians rather than in India ...

Aug 27, 2024 · The killings came to be known as the Haditha massacre. Four Marines were charged with murder, but those charges were later dropped. General James Mattis, who went on to become Secretary of Defense, wrote a glowing letter to one of the Marines, dismissing his charges and declaring him innocent.

In the remote Western Brooks Range in Alaska, the visible impact of climate change is striking. Permafrost, the layer of soil that remains frozen throughout the year, is thawing at an unprecedented rate and exposing the pyrite-rich bedrock to water and oxygen.

Dec 8, 2023 · On December 25, 2015, 24-year-old Matsuri Takahashi died by suicide, jumping from her company dormitory. Takahashi was an employee of Japan’s largest advertising agency, Dentsu Inc., notorious for its rigorous working environment.

Sep 27, 2024 · On November 19, 2005, a group of U.S. Marines killed twenty-four civilians in Haditha, Iraq. The incident led to one of the most high-profile war-crimes prosecutions in American history.

Worries about misinformation are everywhere these days. “Fake news” and “post-truth” have become household terms. In 2021, President Biden accused social media platforms of “killing people” by not doing enough to stop misinformation about COVID-19.

Jun 12, 2015 · How Europeans Brought Sickness to the New World. In the Americas, the arrival of Europeans brought disease, war, and slavery to many indigenous peoples. Can some of the world's last isolated groups avoid those fates as they make contact in the 21st...

Oct 22, 2018 · In the Valley of Death: Somaliland’s Forgotten Genocide. On a hot and humid June afternoon, a group of boys wearing FC Barcelona jerseys kicked around a soccer ball in the Malko-Durduro, a dry seasonal river on the outskirts of Hargeisa, the capital of the...