Mud logging process at a drilling site. The drilling mud cools the system and carries cuttings, but can also cause blockages in downhole power tools. Credit: Qfl247, CC BY-SA 3.0Deep underground, drilling tools cannot plug into anything. They must generate electricity on their own, while surviving h
The accolade caps a remarkable first half of the 2025–26 campaign for the 28-year-old winger. Credit: FC Bayern. Colombia’s Luis Diazis the best signing of the European football season. The Colombian forward, now starring for Bayern Munich, has been recognized as such according to a ranking by the g
Moneyball is defined as the pursuit of the undervalued asset, and is a strategy Colombia must adapt for a chance at 2026 glory. Credit: FCF – Russia 2018In modern sports, Moneyball is defined as the pursuit of the undervalued asset, and is a strategy Colombia must adapt for a chance at winning the 2
Wind turbines at Cabo de la Vela, Uribia, in La Guajira, a region central to Colombia’s wind energy plans. Credit: MirfakVelez_92, CC BY-SA 3.0In La Guajira, wind is not just weather; it is a resource with promises attached. Windpeshi, a large wind farm planned between Uribia and Maicao, returned to
The 2026 World Cup is going to be a home tournament for Colombia, is a unique advantage it must exploit in its quest for glory. Credit: AP/ColombiaOne.The 2026 World Cup is going to be a home tournament for Colombia. As of December 2025, the Colombia vs. Portugal match in Miami is already the most r
Petro argues that Colombia’s current 1991 Constitution, while progressive, has left crucial social demands unresolved and institutional bottlenecks intact. Credit: Mauromed.Colombian President Gustavo Petro has renewed a controversial proposal to convene a National Constituent Assembly, a plan that
Professor Belarmino Segura Giraldo with the patented device for breast and cervical cancer screening. Credit: UNAL Manizales.A cancer check can feel like waiting for a bus that never comes, especially outside major cities. In Manizales, a team at Universidad Nacional (UNAL) built a handheld tool tha
A new investigation by InSight Crime reveals that ELN has become a binational organization with a strong presence in Colombia and Venezuela. Credit: Brasil de Fato, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / Flickr.For decades, Colombia viewed ELN as a stubborn domestic Marxist insurgency. But a new investigation by InSight
A poultry farm feeding area — the kind of setting Avitron was designed to help, by automating feeding and reducing waste. Credit: jlastras, CC BY-SA 2.0A school project can be a poster board and a nervous speech. For two teens in Quindio, it became a flight to Singapore and a world prize. Their robo
Argentina’s Javier Milei tops the regional list, while Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro finds himself near the bottom of the approval ladder. Credit: Presidency of Colombia.In the latest South American presidents’ ranking by CB Consultora Opinion Publica, released for December 2025, Argentina’s Ja
The Colombian Senate voted on Friday to summon President Petro’s cabinet to answer for the administration’s declaration of an economic emergency. Credit: Mauromed – CC-BY-3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. In a rare political maneuver during the legislative holiday, Colombia’s Senate voted on Friday to summ
The Amazon turned into a region where drug traffickers operate. Gleilson Mira CC2. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.Deep within the lush expanse of the Colombian Amazon, sprawling networks of informal roads and river paths are serving as lifelines for illegal activities, transforming the region into a corr
J Balvin will arrive in Colombia’s major cities in 2026 with his Ciudad Primavera Stadium Tour, a tour featuring a 360° stage. Credit: Entretengo.com, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrJ Balvin is coming home. The Colombian artist officially confirmed that he will tour Colombia in 2026, an announcement that h
Colombia’s Senate convened an extraordinary session on Friday to scrutinize President Petro’s declaration of an economic emergency. Credit: Colombian Senate.The Colombian Senate convened an extraordinary session on Friday, breaking its legislative recess to scrutinize President Gustavo Petro’s contr
Abelardo De la Espriella (left) is tied with Ivan Cepeda (right) in the betting platform Polymarket. Credit: Caracol Radio and Colombian Senate.As Colombia gears up for its 2026 presidential election, two contrasting figures — Colombian presidential hopefuls Ivan Cepeda and Abelardo De la Espriella
Colombian influencer ‘El Chico de la Ruana’ took 50 grandparents to see the Ocean, an act that moved internet users. Credit:venwerkAn initiative born on social media became a story of social and human impact that moved thousands of Colombians. Julian Pinilla, a Colombian content creator known on soc
Quibdo, capital of Choco, where Claro connected a new fiber route and expanded mobile capacity. Credit: Sig Audiovisual (Flickr), CC BY 2.0Choco had waited a long time for a solid digital link, and then, right before the year closed, Quibdo got one. A new fiber route started carrying real traffic, a
TransMilenio marks its 25th anniversary in Bogota. Credit: Bogota.gov.co.Bogota threw a birthday party for a system most people love and complain about in the same breath. TransMilenio turned 25, and that number mattered because it marked a full generation of commuting, rushing, and learning city ru
The stage is set for a continental “Superclasico.” Nacional and Millonarios will face off on March 4 for the Copa Sudamericana. Credit: Millonarios FC / Galleries.The stage is set for a continental “Superclasico.” CONMEBOL has confirmed that Colombian giants Atletico Nacional and Millonarios will fa
Colombian police officers thank India’s ambassador in Bogota after intensive AI training for public security, a snapshot of the Colombia–India alliance to modernize policing with data and algorithms. Credit: Policia Nacional de Colombia.Colombia is giving its police force a new kind of toolkit, not
Cartagena, Colombia breaks a historic tourism record in December, with an estimated 1.6 million tourists expected to arrive. Credit: Jairo Paez, CC-BY-NC-ND-2.0 / Flickr.Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, is going through one of the largest tourist seasons in its history. The figures recorded in Decembe
Representatives from Buenaventura celebrate the Community Tourism award for Agua Clara at ENART 2025 in Armenia, Quindio, highlighting Pacific Colombia’s community-led travel projects. Credit: Alcaldia Distrital de Buenaventura.Buenaventura is tired of being known for only one thing: its port. This
AgrosaviaA joins the China–Latin America and the Caribbean Sustainable Food Innovation Center (CLAC-SFI), a partnership focused on food security, training, and joint agricultural research. Credit: Agrosavia (Dec. 15, 2025).Colombia’s farm science just got a new passport. In mid-December 2025, Agrosa
2026 will be the best year to see the Northern Lights due to the solar maximum phenomenon, which intensifies the colors in the sky. Credit: Echoes89, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 / FlickrThe skies of the Northern Hemisphere are preparing to offer one of the most impressive natural spectacles of recent decades. A
