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Viewfinder: May Day in Chile

A Chilean demonstrator clashes with riot police during a May Day rally in Santiago, Chile, on May 1st, 2019.

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Could Flashing Lights Help Avert Conflict Between Herders and Pumas?

By using foxlights, which mimic a person walking with a flashlight, researchers were able to cut down big cat attacks on llamas and alpacas in the Andes.

John C. Cannon

Environment

In South America, Researchers Work to Save a Disappearing History of Movement

Teams of scientists are hurriedly attempting to save ancient sites that could provide insights into how people moved across Mesoamerica—before they are lost forever.

Barbara Fraser

Students dance in front of riot police as they march to protest against the slowness in the progress of the Chilean education reform in Santiago on April 19th, 2018. Last month, Chile's constitutional court struck down a law that would have banned universities operating for profit, dealing a blow to free tuition reforms brought in by former leftwing president Michelle Bachelet. In a 6–4 decision, the court's judges sided with a group of private universities that challenged the measure as unconstitutional.

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Viewfinder: Dancing to Protest for Education in Chile

Students dance in front of riot police as they march to protest against the slowness in the progress of the Chilean education reform in Santiago on April 19th, 2018.

Pacific Standard Staff