The Humboldt Institute has just presented to the candidates for the presidency of Colombia an urgent agenda for the sustainable development of the country. Credit reference image: X: @MinAmbienteCoThe Humboldt Institute, a prestigious Colombian entity linked to the Ministry of Environment that condu
The Spark EUV is Chevrolet’s entry into the electric vehicle segment. It features six airbags and an advanced driver-assistance system. Credit: ChevroletThe automotive sector records the best start of the year in sales since 2012, according to the National Association of Business Leaders of Colombia
Yuvelis and her movement are watching closely the upcoming presidential elections in May, as they will determine the future of fracking in Colombia. Credit: Christian EscobarMora, for the Goldman Environmental Prize. goldmanprize.orgThe Colombian Yuvelis Natalia Moreno Blanco, just 25 years old, won
General view of Los Tres Cerros 1 excavation in the Paraná River Delta. Credit: Adriana Mónica Blasi / Open AccessScientists have pieced together more than 6,000 years of human migration in southern South America using ancient DNA, offering a clearer picture of how early populations lived, moved, an
Discover some of the most beautiful native trees of Colombia, one of the most biodiverse countries in the world. Credit: Juan Andres Leyva, CC BY-NC 4.0 / NaturalistColombia is one of the most biodiverse countries on the planet, where a great variety of native trees thrive, many of which have accomp
Researchers used particle accelerator technology to examine fossilized remains. Credit- Terence Faircloth CC BY 2.0.Evidence of blood vessels in a T. rex fossil is providing scientists with a rare glimpse into how dinosaurs may have healed from injuries millions of years ago. While researchers have
Four cities in Colombia were recognized as Tree Cities of the World thanks to their forest protection efforts and tree planting initiatives. Credit: Game of Light, CC-BY-NC-SA-2.0 / FlickrColombia once again stood out in environmental matters after four of its territories were certified as Tree Citi
In its natural habitat, the chick remains with its parents for more than a year before taking its first flight. Credit: CAROn May 1, 2026, after a 60-hour assisted hatching at Jaime Duque Park Foundation, a female Andean condor named Cattleya was born, weighing 227.9 grams. Named for Colombia’s nati
Sixty countries, excluding the United States, are participating in the climate summit in Santa Marta, Colombia. Credit: Victor Cohen / Colombia One.The city of Santa Marta, on Colombia’s Caribbean coast, woke up this April 29 with the closing of one of the most significant climate meetings of the ye
An Indian billionaire offered to pay for the hippos to be transported to his country, thereby preventing them from being put down. Credit: William Warby, CC BY 2.0.An Indian billionaire has proposed relocating 80 hippos from Colombia to a conservation center in India to prevent them from being culle
Colombia’s palm oil exports surged 44% in the first quarter of 2026, driving sector growth amid new European regulations. Ripe fruit of the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), the crop that underpins Colombia’s palm oil sector as exports become the main driver of industry growth. Credit: Cayambe /
Colombia participated, for the first time as a State party to the Escazu Agreement, in the Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP4), which took place in Nassau, capital of the Bahamas. Credit: minambiente.gov.coWith challenges that it still has to resolve, Colombia participated, for th
The mayor of the city, Johana Aranda, stated that it is small actions that generate big changes day by day. Credit: Mayor’s Office of IbagueIbague is going through a moment that its history will remember with pride. The city, also known as the Musical Capital of Colombia, is the first intermediate c
The Conference in Santa Marta will seek to establish a ‘support platform’ for countries in their steps toward the progressive elimination of fossil fuels. Credit: reference image: National Hydrocarbons AgencyThe war between the United States and Iran, which has inflamed the Middle East with undeniab
From afar, the Earth looks healthy, bright when sunlight hits it. It is difficult to think that it could be at risk… Credit: NASAThe Artemis II mission has just ended and the crew gave the world a moving image: a view of the Earth setting, while the astronauts flew over the Moon. Both the journey an
The 12 young people who are part of the Hydrometra research group, from the Faculty of Mines of the National University campus Medellin. Credit: National University / El ColombianoStudents from a university where there is no naval engineering, in a city far from the sea that is known as the capital
Before the permanent split between the two groups, chimps from different social clusters interacted. Credit: Aaron Sandel / MongabayThe Ngogo chimpanzee community in Uganda’s Kibale National Park engaged in the first documented civil war among wild nonhuman primates that occurred without human inter
Medellin, Colombia, is among the 10 greenest cities in the world thanks to the integration of nature into urban life. Credit: Game of Light, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrMedellin, Colombia, has been included among the 10 greenest cities in the world, ranking eighth in an international list compiled by Ti
Unergy launched Colombia’s first regulated energy community, providing solar power to homes with no upfront costs for users. Eduardo Ospina, co-founder and chief executive of Unergy. The clean energy startup partnered with Empresas Públicas de Medellín (EPM) to successfully implement Colombia’s firs
Factors such as proximity to cities, tourism, and port activity influence the amount of microplastics that reach the sea, which puts the focus on waste management in coastal areas. Credit: reference image X: @ArmadaColombiaThe presence of harmful plastic in the seas and in the organisms that inhabit
Colombia is the country with the greatest number of butterfly species in the world. Around 200 unique species are found in the country. Credit: Ferran Pestaña, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 / FlickrColombia is globally recognized as the country with the greatest butterfly diversity on the planet, with more than 3
In the countryside, the lack of moisture in soils decreases crop productivity and increases the risk of losses. Credit: Government of BoyacaThe El Nino phenomenon, which occurs when the waters of the tropical Pacific Ocean warm above normal for several months, alter the circulation of the atmosphere
Arhuaco thought is based on communion with nature: the land is the mother, the rivers are its veins and the trees safeguard the water cycle and restore the balance of the territory. Credit: parquesnacionales.gov.coIn the ancestral territory of the Arhuaco people, forest protection is part of a world
At the UN climate conference COP30, which was held last November in Brazil, a group of 85 countries were defeated in their attempt to make a call to follow a roadmap to gradually eliminate fossil fuels. Credit: Rafa Neddermeyer/COP30 Brasil.At the UN climate conference COP30, which was held last Nov
