Business With a Backbone

Ulrich Eichelmann has seen many rivers over his lifetime as the head of RiverWatch, an organization dedicated to protecting the world’s waterways. He’s spent time on the Tigris floating through Turkey and Iraq, on the Tagliamento in Italy, and traveled along the Danube as it winds across Europe. Yet none,...

Trump sets sights on Pacific seafloor near the Marianas Trench

The Trump administration is expanding its deep-sea mining ambitions to the region around the Marianas Trench in the western Pacific, and is nearly doubling the proposed seabed mining area around American Samoa from 18 million acres to 33 million acres, an area bigger than Peru. The move disregards unified opposition...

Off with a bang: Women’s 100m final moved up to LA28 opening day

Sha’Carri Richardson hails athletics ‘having its moment’ ‘Innovative schedule also honours tradition,’ says Coe The women’s 100m final will headline the first day of competition at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics as part of organisers’ plans to “open with a bang”. The surprise decision, which will lead to all three...