Jun 12 Tech Giants Take Government Spying Feud to the Public By Christina Bellantoni An employee walks past servers in one of four server rooms at the Facebook Data Center in Forest City, N.C. Photo by Rainier Ehrhardt/Getty Images. Technology companies can be a powerful force in Washington. As domestic spying remains in the… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch After a Violent Night Turkish Government Considers Compromise to End Protests In Istanbul's Taksim Square, clashes between police and anti-government protesters raged overnight; demonstrators launched fireworks and threw rocks at police, who used water cannons and tear gas. Prime Minister Erdogan's party announced that the fate of Gezi Park would be… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch Could Agriculture Bloom in the Desert? Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative Oasis Could Agriculture Bloom in the Desert? Qatar Works to Invent an Innovative Oasis… Continue watching
Jun 11 In Qatar, Coaxing Food From One of the World's Driest Places By Larisa Epatko In the small Middle Eastern country of Qatar, where fresh water is scarce and most food is imported, scientists are testing ways to grow vegetables that use more greenhouse gases than they produce. Continue reading
Jun 11 Greening the Deserts of Qatar By Larisa Epatko Researchers in Qatar are trying new techniques to grow food, such as pumping carbon dioxide into greenhouses and using drip irrigation in sandy plant beds. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch In an Era of 'Interconnected Issues,' U.S. Works on Relationship With China In an Era of 'Interconnected Issues,' U.S. Works on Relationship With China… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch Using 'Nature as an Asset' to Balance Costa Rica's Farming With Preservation Using 'Nature as an Asset' to Balance Costa Rica's Farming With Preservation… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in Iraq News Wrap: Deadly Car Bombings Continue Wave of Sectarian Violence in Iraq… Continue watching
Jun 10 In Costa Rica, Farmers Start to See Value of Biodiversity By Larisa Epatko In Costa Rica, birds, bats and bees serve vital roles in controlling pests and pollinating crops. Now, researchers are measuring the contributions of these critters to encourage farmers to move away from the single-crop model and toward biodiversity. Continue reading
Jun 10 Costa Rica's Biodiversity By Larisa Epatko Farmers in Costa Rica are encouraged to set aside part of their land from production to help maintain biodiversity and prevent deforestation. Continue reading