Cannibalism Clichés: Racism Concerns Raised by German Man’s Mysterious Death
In early October, the charred remains of a German adventurer were discovered at a campfire site on a South Pacific island. The tabloid media were …
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The Stench of Money: Canada’s Environment Succumbs to Oil Sands
Canada is home to the world’s third largest oil reserves. But extracting the black gold is difficult, and threatens to destroy both the surrounding environment and …
Oil sands activist Melina Laboucan-Massimo: ‘What you do to the land you do to yourself’
Melina Laboucan-Massimo, Climate campaigner with Greenpeace Canada and member of the Cree First Nation, on oil sands operations in northern Alberta, threats to her homeland, …
Oozing Biofuel: Algae Could Solve World’s Fuel Crisis
Genetically modified blue and green algae could be the answer to the world’s fuel problems. Bioengineers have already developed algae that produce ethanol, oil and …
Nathan Myhrvold: ‘Culinary History Has To Be Analyzed Like Art History’
In a SPIEGEL interview, inventor and chef Nathan Myhrvold, the author of the new book “Modernist Cuisine,” discusses the deployment of laboratory equipment in the …
Jonathan Schell: ‘Our Illusion Is that We Can Control Nuclear Energy’
In a SPIEGEL interview, peace activist and author Jonathan Schell discusses the lessons of the Fukushima disaster, mankind’s false impression that it can somehow safely …
Japan’s Chernobyl: Fukushima Marks the End of the Nuclear Era
Japan was still reeling from its largest recorded earthquake when an explosion struck the Fukushima nuclear plant on Saturday, followed by a second blast on …
Ditching Cars for Bullet Trains: Can Obama Get High-Speed on Track?
President Barack Obama wants to upgrade America’s transport system using high-speed trains, bringing a taste of what is a part of everyday life in Europe and …