Year: 2017

Rescue workers search through the rubble for students at Enrique Rebsamen school after an earthquake in Mexico City, Mexico, September 20, 2017. Credit: Reuters

Legendary ‘Mole’ Rescuers Heroes Again on Mexico City Home Turf

Anthony Esposito and Lizbeth Diaz 21/09/2017

The moles, Topos in Spanish, formed as a volunteer...

A rescue worker attempts to secure the perimeter of a building toppled by the Sept. 19, 2017 earthquake, to keep former residents from trying to get inside – something that has happened in many buildings knocked down or badly damaged by the quake in Mexico City. Credit: Emilio Gody/IPS

Earthquake Leaves Mexico’s Disaster Response System Struggling to Keep Up

Emilio Godoy 21/09/2017

Although basic public services have been restored, economic, commercial...

The Ken river as it flows through Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. Credit: Abhishekkolay/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0

Lack of Data Continues to Cast Centre’s River-Linking Plans in Poor Light

Bharat Dogra 21/09/2017

The data on which rivers are running low and...

Metropoles like Shanghai have survived and thrived in large part because of their massive populations. But what happens when people start to become a liability rather than an asset? Credit: Reuters

Can the World’s Megacities Survive the Digital Age?

Christopher H. Lim and Vincent Mack 21/09/2017

For megacities, it’s time to start planning for a...

Marcha (left) and thiat. Credit: doi:10.1038/s41598-017-11609-y

Ethnic Fermented Foods Help Preserve Some Bacteria and Fungi

Monika Kundu Srivastava 20/09/2017

The technique involved help keep alive important bacteria and...

wax moth caterpillars

Could a Pest of the Honey Industry Clean up Plastic Waste?

Janaki Lenin 20/09/2017

In 12 hours, 100 wax moth caterpillars had reduced...

Satya Pal Singh. Credit: PTI

Dear Minister: An Indian Did Try to Fly But He Definitely Didn’t Invent the Aeroplane

Vasudevan Mukunth 20/09/2017

If the thinking of Satya Pal Singh is anything...