'Der Spiegel': The Children of Sodom and Gomorrah

How Europe's Discarded Computers Are Poisoning Africa's Kids

People in the West throw away millions of old computers every year. Hundreds of thousands of them end up in Africa, where children try to eke out a living by selling the scrap. But the toxic elements in the waste are slowly poisoning them. By Clemens Höges more...

der Spiegel: Urban Greenhouses

Zany Vision or Critical Solution?

Urban Greenhouses Aim to Help Cities Combat Climate Change

With its massive glass dome, the Plantagon Greenhouse wouldn't look out of place in a sci-fi movie. And if all goes smoothly, one may soon crop up in a city near you. In these days of global warming, its creators argue, it's not a question of if it will become reality but, rather, when. By Jess Smee more...