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Protecting Sacred Land
WILD ABOUT SHARKS • A lifelong passion for these ocean predators sparked a career in conservation photography and a mission to share the love.
THE BACKSTORY • SHARKS ELICIT STRONG EMOTIONS, OFTEN ALARM OR PANIC. THIS PHOTOGRAPHER AIMS TO TURN FEAR INTO FASCINATION.
Why We Should Spare Parasites • SOME ARE HARMFUL, INVASIVE, CREEPY—BUT PARASITES BALANCE ECOSYSTEMS, AND KILLING THEM OFF COULD DOOM THE PLANET.
BREAKTHROUGHS • DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONT LINES OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION
JESSICA NABONGO
CRAFTED FOR CATCHING
PLANET POSSIBLE • Invasive plant species are a problem across the United States. One remedy: Try making them into treats.
ON THE ISLAND OF ORCHIDS
Diving Under the Pyramids • THE PYRAMIDS IN EGYPT ARE MORE FAMOUS, BUT THE ONES IN SUDAN HIDE ROYAL BURIAL SITES THAT ARCHAEOLOGISTS CAN EXPLORE—AS LONG AS THEY DON’T MIND DIVING.
FEATURES
WE ARE HERE • NORTH AMERICA’S INDIGENOUS NATIONS ARE RECLAIMING THEIR SOVEREIGNTY: CONTROL OF THE IRLAND, LAWS, AND HOW THEY LIVE.
WHY CITIES ARE GOING WILD • COYOTES, BEARS, RACCOONS, AND OTHER ANIMALS ARE ADAPTING TO URBAN LIFE IN SAVVY WAYS AS THEIR HABITATS SHRINK.
SINKING FAST • AS THENORTH COAST OF JAVA, INDONESIA, FADES AWAY, RESIDENTS STRUGGLE TO KEEP THEIR HOMES—AND THEIR HISTORY—FROM THE SAME FATE.
REVIVING THE ROAD TO ROME • THE APPIAN WAY SYMBOLIZED THE ROMAN EMPIRE’S MIGHT. NOW ITALY IS RESTORING THE ANCIENT HIGHWAY, HOPING TO CREATE A PILGRIMAGE ROUTE THROUGH HISTORY.
BEVERLY JOUBERT
