Colombia’s President Ivan Duque named an award for young scientists after his wife, a lawyer with no scientific credentials whatsoever. The prize for promising scientists is named after Duque’s wife,…
Mayor Enrique Peñalosa vowed to add some 600 electric buses to Bogota’s public transport system next year in an attempt to improve public transport in Colombia’s capital. According to the…
Colombian President Ivan Duque aims to turn Colombia into the next Silicon Valley, starting with a $20 million investment in the capital Bogota. The first “innovation hub” means to turn…
Colombia’s second largest Medellin wants to have 200 electric taxis in operation before the end of the year to curb increasing problems with pollution, the local government announced. The city…
For many living in Colombia’s Pacific region, the idea of economic development seems almost impossible. This is something Jimmy Garcia, a 36-year-old systems engineer from Quibdó, wants to change. He…
Colombia is facing the prospect of seeing its six glaciers disappear by the year 2050 should they continue to melt at the current rate, according to a report from the country’s…
Colombia’s scientists are embarking on a major expedition to find new animal and plant species in areas that previously were too dangerous to enter. Colombia is the second most biodiverse…
Two kinds of river dolphin found in Colombia and the rest of the Amazon are quickly dying off and facing extinction, according to a report in the journal PLOS ONE.…
The European Space Agency (ESA) will help Colombia monitor the ongoing deforestation of the country’s Amazon forest, the South American country announced on Tuesday. With the agreement, Colombia’s meteorological institute,…