Girls in gangs: how they are recruited, exploited and trapped: Cafe Racer / Shutterstock There has long been a misconception that gangs are made up of boys and young men, typically from ethnic minority groups and disadvantaged backgrounds. But the reality is very different. Girls and young women from all demographics are targeted by gang …
How we recruited albatrosses to patrol the high seas for illegal fishers: Reisegraf.ch/Shutterstock Wandering albatrosses have long been considered exceptional creatures. They can fly 8.5 million kilometres during their lifetimes – the equivalent of flying to the Moon and back more than ten times. Their three-and-a-half-metre wing span is the same length as a small …
Seu Jorge was a modern samba superstar when filmmaker Wes Anderson recruited him.: Yet, having grown up in the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge tells us on this night, he didn't know much rock music at all, let alone the late British rock icon's early-'70s classics. This is remarkable for two reasons. : Weird …
South Africa in the news: Israel Says South Africa-Based Iranian Agents Recruited Palestinian Terrorists: Israel said on Wednesday it had cracked a Palestinian terrorist cell suspected of having been recruited and handled by Iranian intelligence officers who worked out of South Africa. Israel has long been locked in a shadow war with Iran, which supports …