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Climate catastrophes and biodiversity loss are endangering languages across the globe.
Regulators approved controversial therapies amid excess deaths, questionable efficacy, and conflicts of interest.
A North Texas city wants to build a new reservoir to blunt the effect of future droughts. But many local ranchers say it would destroy their way of life.
Plant poaching for rare succulents, especially conos, has become a booming illegal trade in South Africa, driven by high demand from collectors. Monica Mark’s narrative unfolds through a local shopkeeper, highlighting the human stories intertwined with environmental destruction a...
Philip Ball finds Nicholas Carr’s “Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart” disturbingly compelling.
A goat farmer in rural Minnesota, estranged from her biological children, finds new purpose as a surrogate grandparent.
When Lisa Gorman noticed that a grove of her majestic oaks had died, she cast her suspicions on seasonal neighbors who wanted a better view of the harbor. The fight that ensued became a town drama that rages on to this day.
The rich have turned the region into “ultra-exclusive enclaves,” creating hazardous living conditions for everyone else.
Lessons from a radical 20-year experiment and a quiet triumph of public policy.
He got big streaming videos of his gaming exploits. He got huge (like, millions-of-fans huge) streaming videos of his offline life. Now, one of Gen Z’s wildest success stories explains his plans to revolutionize the rest of the media landscape.