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Jan 19, 2023
The extraordinary benefits of a house made of mud
Mud, a traditional construction material in Africa, more easily keeps buildings cool compared with concrete. Architects are finding ways to keep mud’s beauty and function alive in a warming world.
Nov 11, 2022
How climate change can help heal conflicts—not just fuel them
Increasingly, environmental cooperation is solving local conflicts around the world.
Mar 11, 2022
The king cobra is likely a ‘royal family’ of four species
The discovery could lead to a more effective antivenom to treat snakebites throughout East and South Asia.
Nov 19, 2021
Why these West African architects are choosing mud over concrete
The traditional building material is cooler, cheaper, and requires less energy to make. But convincing villagers in Burkina Faso to stick with mud isn't easy.
Aug 9, 2021
Greece’s fires cause choking smoke, threaten heritage sites
The earliest signs of trouble came around midday on Thursday, August 5. Wafts of thick black smoke darkened the sky to the south and west of the Greek hilltop where my partner and I had rented…
Nov 12, 2020
How Iran is destroying its once thriving environmental movement
Iran once boasted one of the greenest governments. But persecution, paranoia, and war have sunk the Middle East’s most vital conservation programs.
May 6, 2020
World’s rarest seal finds refuge on notorious prison island
After decades of hunting, Mediterranean monk seals now have a sanctuary on the “Alcatraz of Greece.” But will it be enough to prevent their extinction?
Oct 14, 2019
Indigenous farming practices failing as climate change disrupts seasons
Farmers around the world rely on millennia-old wisdom to guide their planting. Scrambled weather and seasons are forcing them into uncharted territory.
Jul 22, 2019
Iraq races to save last of Middle East's forests from burning
Firefighters and police are up against illegal loggers, border guards—and ISIS.