Jakarta, the world’s most populous city, is sinking into the Java Sea
With a population of 42 million, Indonesia’s capital is the most vulnerable to rising sea levels; it is polluted, and its residents live in overcrowded conditions
Half a century exiled in the Algerian desert
Text: Silvia Laboreo Longás / Photography: Mònica Torres|Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf (Algeria)|
In the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, set up after the 1975 exodus, about 173,000 people live trapped in a limbo that has now lasted five decades. Their lives are increasingly dependent on precarious humanitarian aid
Why Jon Bernthal is the perfect Hollywood tough guy: a Russian education, two model brothers and 15 broken noses
The Emmy winner recently showcased his warrior spirit in ‘The Odyssey’ and the new ‘Spider-Man’ film. His convincing bad-boy aura was forged in countless battles on and off the set, which nearly landed him in jail. His drama teacher, his family and some anger management classes helped him choose a less troubled path
Luisa N. Borrell, epidemiologist: ‘In the United States, there are 197 words that disqualify you from research funding. I work with all of them’
The researcher studies racial health inequities, one of the fields the Trump administration has cut resources for
CIA strengthens its presence in Cuba to push for regime change
The United States considers the island a priority for its intelligence agencies and teams on the ground are seeking to gather more information at a time when a military operation has not been ruled out
What drives workers to look for another job? Higher pay in the US and fear of getting fired in Europe
A study by the European Central Bank shows only 13% of Europeans who already have a job are actively looking for another one, compared with 19% of Americans
Why are we (almost all) right‑handed? Two million years of evolutionary mystery
There is not a single cause but several interwoven ones. The hypothesis with the most weight points to the development of our brain and the origin of language: gestures
Growing old in a rented apartment: ‘I’ll extend my working life to increase my pension, but I’ll have to move to a village’
Spain’s housing crisis is pushing a rising number of people over 45 into renting, a situation that brings growing insecurity
Trump lost the Latinos. The Democrats have yet to find them
In 2024, Trump gained 12 points compared with 2020 by capturing 48% of the Latino vote at the national level. A year and a half after his return to the White House, that support has eroded considerably
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