olympics, Tag

It’s time to pack your bags! For the past 18 months, travelers have been wary of visiting Brazil due to the mosquito-borne Zika virus - and for good reason...

Last year, during the 2016 Summer Games, it would have been hard to imagine the Olympic Park in Rio de Janeiro sitting empty in the hot Brazilian sun. Sadly, this is what has become of the space today. Despite having been...

After concerns over the water quality near Rio de Janeiro beaches before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, now a supposedly clean Olympic pool has inexplicably turned green...

Located on the famous Ipanema Beach, the 3229-square-foot pavilion hosts a bar, press room, and an exhibition area where visitors can learn about Danish companies and products...

On August 5, all eyes will be on Rio de Janeiro for the opening ceremonies of the summer Rio Olympics. Though the games have already been plagued by issues like poisonous water and Zika virus-prompted boycotts, the games...

The Biodôme is part of a series of museum pavilions collectively named 'Space for Life' located within the Olympic Park in the East side of Montreal. Its redesign, initiated as part of a city-wide renewal plan to celebrate...

This Friday marks the opening ceremony for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but what the athletes and onlookers may not know is just how dangerous and filthy the city’s surrounding water has become...

The 2016 Olympics in Rio will begin in just over a week and despite several ongoing catastrophes, the games will go on. In light of this monumental event, we thought we'd take a closer look at its environmental impact and...

The preparations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the upcoming Summer Olympic Games have been anything but smooth. The city has suffered a financial crisis and a police strike, contributing to major setbacks in the enormous...

Who would even want to win a gold medal when you could have a golden electric car? Some gold medal winners at the upcoming Summer Olympic Games hosted in Brazil will also take home a special prize from Nissan: a shiny gold...

Events keep cropping up that make Rio seem woefully under-prepared for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games - Brazil reportedly pumps sewage into the ocean, Human body parts are washing up on beaches, and researchers have found a super...

Two new academic studies shared with Reuters news show that scientists have found drug-resistant "super bacteria" off Rio de Janeiro beaches - some of which will be hosting Olympic events in August...

A little more than a month from now, Olympic volleyball players will be spiking balls in the sand on the famous Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...

A little more than a month from now, Olympic volleyball players will be spiking balls in the sand on the famous Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...

With just over a month to go to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, the Olympic torch is passing through Brazil in the traditional relay. Although the torch is considered a symbol of unity and peace, the relay turned deadly in the...