Indigenous languages hold the keys to medicinal forest libraries
Of the world’s 7,400 languages, over 30 percent are expected to be lost by the end of the century. With those languages, unique Indigenous plant medicinal insights are likely to be erased as well,...
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For 24 hours each march, a hush falls over the Indonesian island of Bali in observation of Nyepi, a compulsory day of silent reflection that marks the Hindu new year. Businesses close, streets clear,...
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Post-pandemic seafood could be more sustainable. Here’s how tech is driving...
Workdays can begin hours before dawn in Guaymas, Mexico, where a small cohort of locals launch modest fiberglass-and-wood boats from the rocky shore into waters that will gleam azure at sunrise. From...
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Dust clouds are killing people out West—and the dangers could spread
A PAIR OF EMPTY DOCKS sit atop dried muck at an abandoned marina, glaring reminders that the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere is disappearing. Three main tributaries empty into Utah’s...
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