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Bahruz Samadov is an Azerbaijani political scientist, peace activist, and PhD candidate at Charles University in Prague, or at least he was until the summer of 2024. On August 21, 2024, the State Security Service detained Samadov while he…
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This interview is part of a series of spotlights on the work of some of the grantees of the Digital Spark granting scheme, as part of the Regional Support Mechanism EECA project, implemented by the Metamorphosis Foundation and TechSoup…
Science & Health
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered what is triggering repeated outbursts from a giant, unstable star located in the galaxy shown in this image released on Nov. 9, 2026.
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Astronauts James A. Lovell Jr. and Edwin E. “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. orbited Earth from November 11 to 15, 1966, on Gemini XII, the final mission of NASA’s Gemini program.
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Scientists began using satellites to map mangrove forests in the 1970s after the launch of the first Landsat satellite. For decades, the story they told about mangroves was dominated by loss and decline. Research published in Science…
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Read our special coverage on Venezuela’s fight for democracy and the political crisis that has unfolded since the 2024 presidential elections, after the documented allegations of electoral fraud.
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For Katie Spicer, embracing opportunity and challenge has led to giant leaps during her time at NASA. Now as the NASA lander integration lead for Blue Origin’s Blue Moon Mark 2 lander, one of the commercially provided human landing…
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Eight years and nearly seven months after Justice Devindra Rampersad ruled, in the case of LGBTQ+ activist Jason Jones vs. the Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago, that Sections 13 and 16 of Trinidad and Tobago’s Sexual Offences Act…
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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds create a heart-shaped smoke trail during a flight maneuver near NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building during the agency’s MAX POWER expo and air show on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in…
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The NASA Ames Science Directorate recognizes the outstanding contributions of (pictured left to right) Alyssa Villanueva, Steve Howell, and Samuel LeBlanc. Their commitment to the NASA mission represents the entrepreneurial spirit…
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This post is part of Global Voices’ November 2026 Spotlight series, “Justice as infrastructure.” In this Spotlight, Global Voices is partnering with The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) to highlight the ways justice functions…
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As a new exhibit opens showcasing NASA’s space shuttle Endeavour, NASA photographers look back at the final mission. These photographers documented the iconic images shared around the world on Sept. 21, 2012, while millions watched space…
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Students of Blessed Bilingual Education Centre in Ebang, Cameroon’s Centre Region, have recorded their first harvest of the 2026–2027 school year. Through the Climate Change and Innovation Club, an initiative introduced in 2024 by Support…
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Compared to ecosystems in many other parts of the world, the blanket bogs of the Flow Country in northern Scotland are unassuming—soggy, treeless landscapes dominated by hummocky mosses, grasses, and heathers. Yet, to ecologists, the…
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This post by Jude Udo Ilo is part of Global Voices’ November 2026 Spotlight series, “Justice as infrastructure.” In this Spotlight, Global Voices is partnering with The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) to highlight the ways…
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Back-to-back extreme rain events inundated the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest in late October and early November 2026. The storms alleviated short-term drought conditions in the Southwest but caused river levels to spike to…
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After more than eight months of government blockage, Gabon has restored its social media access. But it has come at a cost. This reinstatement comes with a tighter regulatory framework and an unprecedented cooperation between the…
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This interview is part of a series of spotlights on the work of some of the grantees of the Digital Spark granting scheme, as part of the Regional Support Mechanism EECA project, implemented by the Metamorphosis Foundation and TechSoup…
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Launched nearly 50 years ago in 1977, NASA’s Voyager 1 on Wednesday, Nov. 18 will have traveled one light-day from Earth, which is more than 16 billion miles (25.9 billion kilometers). Voyager 1 is the most distant human-made object, and…
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NASA will welcome home the Expedition 74 crew during a public event at Space Center Houston following their return from a long-duration mission aboard the International Space Station.
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The Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) Mission 2 crew arranged photos around a boot print in the simulated Martian sand outside their habitat on Aug. 31, 2026.
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This post is part of Global Voices’ November 2026 Spotlight series, “Justice as infrastructure.” In this Spotlight, Global Voices is partnering with The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) to highlight the ways justice functions…
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On a cool November morning, low clouds traced the branching valleys of the Appalachian Plateau and the Cumberland River. By afternoon, they had faded, leaving clear skies over the autumn landscape.
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Written by Roger C. Wiens, SuperCam Principal Investigator for NASA’s Perseverance rover at Purdue University
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Written by Tasha Coelho, Mastcam-Z Student Collaborator at Arizona State University
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In the heights of Pétion-Ville, more than 1,500 metres above sea level, sits the municipality of Kenscoff. A rural area just 20 kilometres (12.4 miles) southeast of downtown Port-au-Prince, Kenscoff is an idyllic contradiction of sorts…
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Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered what is triggering repeated outbursts from a giant, unstable star.
Science & Health
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This post is part of Global Voices’ October 2026 Spotlight series, “Big Tech and Authoritarianism.” In this Spotlight, we explore how Big Tech facilitates and hinders authoritarian governments and practices, and how these choices…
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The Kitab Jatra Festival has quickly become one of the most vibrant platforms for celebrating Nepali literature, books and culture. The Festival is organised and hosted by the Kitab Yatra Foundation, a Nepal-based organisation promoting…
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When you think of the Dominican Republic, the first thing that might come to mind is paradise where sun, sand, and sea combine to offer unforgettable experiences to Dominican families and global travellers alike — but the country’s deep…
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This interview is part of a series of spotlights on the work of some of the grantees of the Digital Spark granting scheme, as part of the Regional Support Mechanism EECA project, implemented by the Metamorphosis Foundation and TechSoup…
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Thousands of people took to the Valle-Coche highway in Caracas to welcome the opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado, who returned to Venezuela after 16 months in hiding and ten months in exile. The massive…
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Since October 27, at least 20 online media outlets and social media accounts in Albania have been waging a coordinated attack against the staff of fact-checking media service Faktoje Center, based in Tirana. A partner of Global Voices…
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Fifteen years ago I wrote an article about “networked authoritarianism,” describing China as “exhibit A” for how an authoritarian state adapts to the internet and then adapts digital technologies to increase its own power. I sought to…
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On weekends at Shanghai’s People’s Park, umbrellas covered with handwritten sheets of paper line the paths. Parents stand beside them, exchanging information about their unmarried children: age, height, education, income, and whether they…
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Forty-eight hours after losing the runoff in Brazil to incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Flávio Bolsonaro, former president Jair Bolsonaro’s eldest son, a senator representing Rio de Janeiro, fled to the United States. From there…
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Maksudur Rahman was 31 when a labor recruiter arrived in his hometown in Lakshmipur district, southeastern Bangladesh, with a job offer: becoming a janitor in Russia. Nearly every family in the district has someone working overseas, so…
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This post is part of Global Voices’ November 2026 Spotlight series, “Justice as infrastructure.” In this Spotlight, Global Voices is partnering with The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) to highlight the ways justice functions…
World
This post is part of Global Voices’ November 2026 Spotlight series, “Justice as infrastructure.” In this Spotlight, Global Voices is partnering with The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL) to highlight the ways justice functions…
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This interview is part of a series of spotlights on the work of some of the grantees of the Digital Spark granting scheme, as part of the Regional Support Mechanism EECA project, implemented by the Metamorphosis Foundation and TechSoup…
