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June 25, 2026
Venezuela/World

Venezuela Reports 32 Dead, 700 Injured After Twin Earthquakes Trigger Widespread Destruction

Venezuela has confirmed 32 deaths and more than 700 injuries following two powerful earthquakes that struck the country, with authorities warning that the toll could rise as rescue teams continue searching through

Diplomacy/News

China unveils revolutionary liquid air power plant

China is building a groundbreaking liquid air energy storage facility known as the Super Air Power Bank, developed by China Green Development Investment Group in the Gobi Desert, Qinghai province. The plant aims to store energy by liquefying air at

December 30, 2025

Homo Stultus: The Case for Renaming Ourselves

Editor's Choice/History

Summary: In this provocative essay, Martina Moneke argues that the scientific name Homo sapiens no longer reflects the reality of human behavior. Despite our intelligence, humanity

When the Rains Arrived, the State Was Already Underwater: Some Lessons of Cyclone Ditwah

Editor's Choice/Sri Lanka

When the rains finally stopped, what remained was not just devastation but disbelief. Entire neighbourhoods had turned into brown, swirling lakes. Heartbreaking images and

The Carbon Soil Opportunity: Organic Farming Helps Counter Climate Change

December 3, 2024
Agriculture

Climate change is no longer an abstraction. I can literally see it at my front door. My figs ripened in October 2024, which has never happened before as it was never warm

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Engaging Civil Society in Climate Policy

November 10, 2024
Columns/Human Rights

Editor’s Note: In this article, authors from Malaysia University of Science & Technology highlight the importance of integrating civil society voices in climate policy, especially within developing countries. Presented at the recent

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COP 29 Climate Summit: A Ray of Hope or More Disappointment?

October 26, 2024
Columns

The forthcoming COP 29 Climate Meet, set to take place from November 9 to November 22 in Azerbaijan, has not generated much excitement. On the contrary, there is considerable skepticism about its

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The Evolving History of Climate Change: Are We Entirely to Blame?

October 24, 2024
Columns

“We must face up to an inescapable reality: the challenges of sustainability simply overwhelm the adequacy of our responses. With some honorable exceptions, our responses are too few, too little, and too

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How the Built Environment Is Damaging Children’s Connection to Nature

October 23, 2024
New Books/Social

The free-roaming range of a child has been reduced dramatically in only a few generations. About three generations ago, most children were free to travel the full range of their town, but

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Transforming Farming Practices to Save the Bumblebee

October 11, 2024
Agriculture/Diplomacy

The weather warms. The snows recede, and vast swaths of wild flora mat the terrain. The first shoots of the perennials are green. What was once brown and hibernating transforms into a

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Legal Stewardship by Indigenous Peoples: Key to Thriving Forest

September 18, 2024
Diplomacy/Education

Forests are essential for life on Earth. Because they produce oxygen and help regulate the balance of carbon dioxide and oxygen in the atmosphere, forests are known as the “lungs of the

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AI in Wildlife Crime Prevention

September 13, 2024
Artificial Intelligence

Wildlife crime is costly, not only for ecosystem conservation but also for local and national economies. Traditional methods of combating wildlife crime include regular patrols and camera traps, but these are also costly

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Study shows how sunflowers maximize collective sunlight capture

August 20, 2024
World

Researchers from Israel and the United States have discovered that sunflower plants “dance” during growth to avoid shading each other and maximize sunlight capture, according to a statement issued by Tel Aviv

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New World, New Hope: The Struggle for a Free Western Sahara Continues

June 20, 2024
Columns

Life under occupation is a constant struggle. This is continually expressed at the international media conference in a refugee camp in Western Sahara. The conference takes place from May 1–5 and is organized by

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U.S. Uses Native Wisdom, Archaeology to Tackle Wildfires

June 13, 2024
Education/United States

After a sharp increase in uncontrollable wildfires across the northern U.S. and Canada in recent decades, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the U.S. Forest Service have been open to new approaches and ways to

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Brazil’s Flood of Austerity and Climate Catastrophe

May 30, 2024
Columns

From 28 April, heavy rains, strong winds, and widespread flooding have lashed the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, killing over 160 people and impacting 2.3 million. The waters rose

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Massive Landslide Buries Over 2,000 in Papua New Guinea

May 27, 2024
News

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea: More than 2,000 people were buried alive by a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea last week, the National Disaster Center confirmed today. The catastrophic event has

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The U.S. Constitution May Hold the Key to Solving the Climate Crisis

December 21, 2023
Sri Lanka Guardian Essays

Planet Earth is in crisis. Climate change is accelerating, biodiversity is crumbling, and entire ecosystems are collapsing. Despite significant successes over the past 40 years, the animal rights, environmental conservation, and wildlife preservation movements of

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