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Between Myth and Reality: Soviet Legacies in the Russian Arctic

  • August 14, 2024

For centuries, the Arctic has been a source of economic and symbolic pride for the Russian state. Over one-fourth of Russia’s landmass is located in the Arctic or sub-Arctic regions (McCannon, 1998, 4). In 2014, twenty percent of the Russian GDP came from north of the Arctic Circle (Laruelle, 2014,...

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Empowering Africa’s Informal Market Traders To Deliver Safe Food

  • August 13, 2024

Fisherman Godknows Skota holds gutted and cleaned fish. Credit: Busani Bafana/IPS by Busani Bafana (bulawayo, zimbabwe) Tuesday, August 13, 2024 Inter Press Service BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe, Aug 13 (IPS) – Local informal food markets feed millions of urbanites in bustling African cities, but the consequences of tainted food could be illness and...

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New study suggests ocean of water lies beneath Mars’s surface

  • August 13, 2024

The findings follow analysis of seismic readings from NASA’s Mars InSight lander before it shut down in 2022. New research suggests there may be enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks beneath the surface of Mars to form an ocean. The findings are based on seismic measurements from...