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Sonia Ramírez

Journalist with more than 13 years of experience in radio and digital media. I have developed and led content on culture, education, international affairs, and trends, with a global perspective and the ability to adapt to diverse audiences. My work has had international reach, bringing complex topics to broad audiences in a clear and engaging way.
Fisherman catching eels at night using nets in a river or estuary in Spain.

Fishers in Galicia and Asturias push back against an eel-fishing proposal, and the clash blends tradition, science, and a species on the edge

June 1, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Aerial view of a large crack in Antarctic sea ice exposing dark ocean water between ice sheets.

Warm water in the Amundsen Sea is eroding the base of key West Antarctic glaciers, and Thwaites and Pine Island are becoming the ice’s most unsettling thermometer

June 1, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Archaeologist inspects entrance of a rock-cut underground tunnel discovered near Ramat Rachel in Jerusalem.

Archaeologists find a 164-foot underground tunnel in Jerusalem, and the massive build has no clear answer, putting the city under its own history once again

May 31, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Raw sheep wool spread as protective mulch around the base of a young olive tree to retain soil moisture.

Farmers find an unexpected ally: sheep wool improves olive grove soils and could help them withstand drought without chemicals or major construction

May 31, 2026 at 10:15 AM
A pressure cooker on a stovetop with steam escaping from the pressure valve during a cooking experiment.

Inside a pressure cooker, a simple experiment shows how steam raises temperature and speeds up beans, and it also explains why that whistle is pure physics

May 31, 2026 at 6:30 AM
The Petralona cranium, an ancient hominin skull discovered in northern Greece, featuring a distinct, primitive morphology.

A 286,000-year-old hominin skull found in Petralona Cave in Greece still has no clear identity, and the gap reopens the puzzle of who lived in Europe before Neanderthals

May 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Large mesh fog harvesting nets mounted on a mountain ridge in Morocco's Anti-Atlas region to collect water from atmospheric mist.

For generations women in southwest Morocco spent up to 4 hours a day hauling five-gallon barrels that weighed nearly 50 pounds, and now giant polymer fog nets mounted above 4,000 feet pull Atlantic mist out of the air and send drinking water to taps about 6.2 miles away

May 30, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Historical illustration of the 1883 Krakatoa eruption showing massive ash plumes and atmospheric shock waves radiating outward.

Nuclear blasts can go unnoticed from 1,000 km away, but the loudest sound ever recorded was heard 4,800 km away and circled the planet four times, a physics oddity that still stuns

May 29, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Archaeologists working at the Molkenmarkt excavation site in Berlin to recover medieval artifacts before urban redevelopment.

Berlin opens a 269,000-square-foot pit in the city center and exposes its medieval roots, with archaeologists racing construction crews to save coins, walls, and clues before it is covered again

May 29, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Aurora, a rescued bald eagle, playing with colorful floating rings and toys in a shallow water pool.

A 12-year-old bald eagle named Aurora is splashing in a kiddie pool with a pile of toys at a licensed wildlife rehab in Connecticut, and the twist is she is non-releasable after a truck strike and a partial wing amputation in 2024

May 29, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Concept art of the French Navy's future nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, France Libre, underway at sea.

France just approved France Libre, a 78,000-ton nuclear aircraft carrier projected at about $12 billion, and the catch is it will not enter service until 2038, the same year the current Charles de Gaulle is scheduled to retire

May 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Archaeologist uncovering a large ceramic burial urn embedded under tree roots in the Amazon rainforest.

Archaeologists find ceramic urns hidden under a fallen tree in the Amazon, and the unlikely hiding place hints at human stories the forest kept for centuries

May 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Close-up of a small bat from the Myotis genus showing its sharp teeth and facial features in detail.

Scientists identify a new bat species, Myotis himalaicus, and its “very unique” traits reignite the debate over what we are still missing in mountain ecosystems

May 28, 2026 at 8:45 AM
White stork standing in a wetland surrounded by water and vegetation, representing wildlife in protected ecosystems like Doñana.

A stork swallowed 150 rubber bands and ended up in Doñana, a brutal example of how small everyday trash can become a death sentence for wildlife

May 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Child playing alone outdoors showing independence and self directed activity

Psychology asserts that children of the 1960s and 1970s did not become emotionally strong thanks to better parenting, but because they grew up with enough daily neglect to learn to self-regulate, solve problems on their own, and develop a resilience that modern comforts make difficult to build

May 27, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Underground tunnel inside an Italian Alps mine where a new data center is being built below the mountain.

An active mine in the Italian Alps becomes a $58 million underground data center, pairing servers with apples and wine in a cooling bet built where ore once came out

May 26, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Traditional houses and cobblestone streets in São Tomé das Letras, constructed entirely from local quartzite slabs.

A mystical Brazilian city was built on a crystal mountain at about 4,724 feet, and its century-old homes and churches challenge engineering with a secret hidden underfoot

May 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
A dense mat of green macrophytes choking the surface of the Dourados River near a bridge in Lins, Brazil.

Giant aquatic plants blanket the Dourados River in Lins, block boats, and wreck docks, while 400+ inspections and about $2.7 million in fines spotlight a fast-moving water-quality crisis

May 25, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Reporter standing near cattle on Kentucky farmland connected to a proposed data center project near Maysville.

A mother and daughter near Maysville turned down $26 million to sell farmland for a data center, and their blunt reason is that feeding the country matters more than a tech buyer paying roughly 10 times the land’s farm value

May 24, 2026 at 6:30 AM
False-color NASA satellite image of the Pineland Road fire near Fruitland, Georgia, showing the burned area and infrared heat signature.

NASA satellite images reveal the massive scar left by Georgia wildfires, and a mix of extreme drought, high winds, and remnants of Hurricane Helene helps explain why it shows up from space

May 23, 2026 at 5:00 PM
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