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Can you drastically change your life if you’ve been involved in a violent gang for years? And what do they tell us about their societies? Mohamed S. Kamara

Gangs’stories : A glimpse of hard lives around the world

What can we learn from the trajectories of those who have taken part in a gang? Can they ever get out? What do they tell us about the societies in which these gangs operate?
A young girl transporting “glue” (a highly addictive drug) in La Casita, near the centre of Managua in December 1999. Manoocher Deghati/AFP

Gangs’stories: Soraya, the ‘real’ Queen of the South in Nicaragua

Known locally as “la Reina del Sur”, Soraya’s story shows how gender issues permeate the criminal activities of gangs and drug traffickers.
Consternation among Hillary Clinton supporters at an election night party in New York on 8 November 2016 after the announcement of Donald Trump’s election. Until the very end, the polls had predicted victory for the Democratic candidate. Angela Weiss/AFP

2024 US presidential election: can we believe the polls?

Major election polls got it wrong in 2016 and again in 2020. The fault lies with the complexity of the American system and also with certain shortcomings of the polling institutes themselves.
The aurora borealis is just one of the effects of space weather on Earth. Photograph of the aurora taken in 2021 at Skibotn (Norway). Elisa Robert and Mathieu Barthélemy/Université Grenoble Alpes

How solar storms play havoc with our lives

The Sun gives us light, warmth and, occasionally, tans. But our star also experiences crises and storms that can have very real repercussions on everyday life.
Shipping containers are the face of global commerce today. Chris D 2006/Flickr

Maritime commerce and climate change: how effective would a carbon tax on shipping be?

Decarbonising shipping is more urgent than ever. But is a carbon tax the best way to achieve this? Wouldn’t it increase inequalities without sufficiently reducing greenhouse gas emissions?
Practising sport in a polluted environment can expose you to elements that are hazardous to health. RossHelen/Shutterstock

How air pollution can affect athletes

Sports activities can expose you to pollutants that are hazardous to your health.
In France’s Drôme region, new wind turbines contrast with the aging Tricastin nuclear power plant, build in the early 1980s. Jeanne Menjoulet/Wikimedia

The problems with climate scenarios, and how to fix them

Climate modelling wields huge influence on governments and investors’ decisions. Yet, researchers point out a lack of precision.

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