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2.3 million metric tons of lithium hidden beneath the Appalachian Mountains could power the US for centuries: Study

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) identified undiscovered, economically recoverable lithium in the Appalachian Mountains, with 2.3 million metric tons of lithium oxide. This discovery holds a value of approximately 90 billion dollars and marks a vital shift for energy security in the US. These reserves are mostly in the…

The Times of India

Scientists detect an enormous halo around the iconic Sombrero Galaxy — Space photo of the week

The 570-megapixel Dark Energy Camera in Chile has captured an extended halo and a dust-filled disk around the hat-shaped Sombrero Galaxy.

LiveScience

Teary Eyed and Deeply Vunerable: Alfonso Herrera Alfonso Herrera Says 'La Casa de los Espíritus' Is The Pain of Latin America - INTERVIEW

Alfonso Herrera does not try to soften Esteban Trueba. He knows the man he plays in Prime Video's La casa de los espíritus can be called evil. He knows he is cruel. He knows he wounds the women around him, builds power through possession, and becomes one of the forces…

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The House of the Spirits review – this twee adaptation of Isabel Allende’s novel isn’t good enough

In some ways, this expansive Spanish language series improves on the Chilean family saga about a psychic girl and a military coup. But it mainly just feels old-fashioned and naive

The Guardian - UK

Trump lifts ban on mining near Boundary Waters, clearing way for Chilean company to seek permits

President Donald Trump has lifted a federal ban on mining near Minnesota's Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, clearing the way for a Chilean company eying the region's precious metals to begin applying for permits

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The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk

The Atacama Desert in Chile offers some of the clearest views of the universe, thanks to its dry climate, high altitude and isolation from light pollution

The Independent UK

The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile

The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good

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From Chile to Indonesia: Your donated clothes may end up thousands of miles away in deserts and on shorelines

Donating clothes seems eco-friendly, but vast amounts of low-quality fast fashion end up as waste in places like Chile's deserts and Indonesia's shorelines. While second-hand markets offer benefits, the sheer volume overwhelms reuse and recycling systems. True solutions lie in reducing production and extending garment life, not just donation bins.

The Times of India

This giant telescope could discover habitable exoplanets and secrets of our universe — if it gets its funding

Things are gearing up in the development of the Giant Magellan Telescope in Chile, as its developers enter the final design phase before the project goes before Congress for funding.

Space

40 Monochrome Pics Capturing The Charm Of Childhood Over The Years, As Shared By This Community

Curiosity still leans forward. Joy still bursts out suddenly. Loneliness still lingers in a glance. Across time and place, the language of being young remains universal.

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Pedro Pascal v Pedro Piscal: actor in legal battle with Chilean spirit brand

Pedro Piscal pisco is latest Chilean brand to resemble a Hollywood name – and others have fought off the lawsuits

The Guardian - UK

A 440-year-old coin just solved the mystery of a lost Spanish colony in Chile

The coordinates of the doomed Spanish settlement, Rey Don Felipe, remained a mystery to the maritime world for over four centuries. Recently, however, archaeologists in southern Chile uncovered a 440-year-old silver coin that serves as a definitive geographic anchor where this doomed colony was located. The coin, which was found…

The Times of India

16th-century silver coin discovered near Strait of Magellan marks the spot of a doomed Spanish colony

The newfound coin dates to the 1584 founding of a doomed Spanish settlement in southern Chile.

LiveScience

Chile’s far-right government rips up plan for memorial at Pinochet torture site

New administration reverses expropriation of property founded by ex-Nazi Paul Schäfer, leaving victims in limbo

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The Conversation

Your brain for sale? The new frontier of neural data

Your browsing history, your location, your political preferences. For years, tech companies have found ways to turn personal data into profit. Now, a new and far more intimate frontier is opening: the electrical signals produced by your brain.

AAP

'End of line' for dictator's alleged agent turned nanny

Victims of a brutal dictator's regime are delighted one of his alleged agents - who became a Sydney nanny - is set to be extradited over kidnapping claims.

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Step aside, children: A Chilean zoo stages an Easter egg hunt with treats for the animals

Chile’s largest private zoo has staged an event resembling an Easter egg hunt with several of its animal residents searching for their food, packaged as Easter egg-themed treats

The Independent UK

Chile’s new President José Antonio Kast brings openly religious views to a changing country

Chile’s new president is a devout Catholic in a country that has grown increasingly secular but retains conservative traits in various areas

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No death penalty for ex-nanny accused of kidnapping

A former nanny accused of kidnapping people for a feared dictatorial regime before moving to Australia would not face the death penalty if extradited.

The Independent UK

Chile's president vows tougher school security following recent stabbing and firearms incidents

Chilean President José Antonio Kast says his government will tighten school security after two recent incidents involving weapons and amid growing concern about school violence

AAP

Ex-nanny's fight over crimes against humanity claims

A former nanny accused of taking part in secret kidnappings before moving to Australia is locked in a last-ditch fight to avoid extradition.

The Guardian - UK

‘There’s biological treasure here’: Chile’s endemic seals gain protection with new marine park

Sixty years after the discovery of a colony of Juan Fernández fur seals, previously thought to be extinct, a landmark agreement extends ‘no take’ zone around the wildlife-rich archipelago

The Independent UK

Chileans mark World Water Day by protesting President Kast's rollback of environmental rules

Thousands of people march across Chile to mark World Water Day and protest President José Antonio Kast’s rollback of environmental rules

LiveScience

Monte Verde, one of the earliest Indigenous sites in South America, is much younger than thought, study claims. But others call it 'egregiously poor geological work.'

A new analysis of archaeological layers at Monte Verde in Chile suggests that people lived there 4,200 years ago, not 14,500 years ago as originally proposed. But many experts point to errors in the methods.

The Guardian - UK

Archaeological site in Chile upends theory of how humans populated the Americas … again

Discovery at Monte Verde puts north-to-south expansion theory back at centre of heated debate on continent’s human history

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