Scientists are developing an edible form of packaging which they hope will preserve food more effectively and more sustainably than plastic film, helping to cut both food and plastic waste. The packaging film is made of a milk protein called casein, scientists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said at a meeting of the American...Read More

A Mexican development bank said on Monday it will issue up to 2 billion pesos ($109 million) in green bonds, marking the country’s first such issuance in the local market. Nacional Financiera will sell the 7-year green bonds later this month to raise money for clean power generation projects in the states of Puebla and...Read More

Betzy Ballesteros’ brush with death came on a windy night in December, when a man in a black Chevy Suburban pulled up to the street corner in the Mexican city of Guadalajara where the sex worker was plying her trade. After agreeing on a price, she opened the car door and sat in the passenger...Read More

Thousands gathered in Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park on Sunday (August 21) to play Pokemon Go and celebrate the worldwide app phenomenon. Mexicans of all ages, some in costume, descended on the park early in the day, phones and tablets in hand, ready to capture Pokemons. Pokemon player Julio Cesar said he wasn’t a fan at...Read More