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Ancient Colombians “Unmasked” with Digital Reawakening

By Richard Emblin - October 6, 2025

For centuries, the funerary masks of Colombia’s Eastern Andes have guarded their secrets. Crafted from resin, clay, wax, maize, and adorned with delicate beads, these masks were fitted so precisely to the faces of the dead that the mummified bodies appeared almost alive. Between the 13th and 18th centuries, the Muisca — an Indigenous civilization […]

Respected Italian biologist Alessandro Coatti found dismembered near Santa Marta

By Richard Emblin - April 9, 2025

Italian molecular biologist Alessandro Coatti, 42, was found dismembered near Santa Marta, Colombia, after traveling through South America. A former senior officer at the UK’s Royal Society of Biology, his death is being investigated for possible links to illegal armed groups operating in the Sierra Nevada.

COP16: Colombia calls for Genetic “Sovereignty” and Global Fund to share Data

By The City Paper Staff - October 23, 2024

Colombia has proposed at the COP16 Summit in Cali, the creation of an international fund to ensure that the commercial benefits obtained from genetic information are shared with countries of origin, promoting the protection of biodiversity.

Colombian neurologist Francisco Lopera, pioneer in Alzheimer’s research dies at 73

By Richard Emblin - September 12, 2024

Renowned Colombian neurologist Dr. Francisco Lopera Restrepo, a pioneer in early-onset Alzheimer’s research, passed away on September 10, 2024, in Medellín. His groundbreaking work on the mutación paisa advanced global understanding of Alzheimer’s disease and led to significant clinical trials aimed at preventing the devastating condition.