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From New York to Romania, restoration ecology is helping nature heal (and maybe humanity, too)
New York City’s Bronx River used to be an open sewer, more useful for carrying industrial waste than...
Facing disasters: lessons from a Bangladeshi island
The death toll of Bangladesh’s brutal monsoon season keeps growing. Authorities estimate that floodi...
Death toll mounts in Rio de Janeiro as police lose control of the city – and of themselves
On June 30, a baby was shot in his mother’s belly in Rio de Janeiro. After the rifle fire hit 29-yea...
‘Triple talaq’ abolition is only the start of a larger campaign for gender justice in India
The egregious practice that some Muslim men employ to divorce their wives instantaneously and withou...
‘Triple talaq’ abolition is only the start of a larger campaign for gender justice in India
The egregious practice that some Muslim men employ to divorce their wives instantaneously and withou...
How to fix Latin America’s homicide problem
In the 1990s, the capital of Colombia’s mountainous Antioquia province Medellin had one of the world...
Minority histories of the Indian national flag
This week, India celebrates 70 years of independence. The tricolour flag, perhaps the most tangible...
How open data can help the Global South, from disaster relief to voter turnout
The modern era is marked by growing faith in the power of data. “Big data”, “open data”, and “eviden...
In space, this is the age of reusability
Big plans are being made in space. Investment banks want to mine asteroids for rare, valuable metals...