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Perspective: Grief Grows, Like Ugu
Among ugu plants, resuscitation is possible; dead ugu plants can come back to life. Maybe only such plants can belong in the world.
Roseline Mgbodichinma Anya Okorie
5 days ago5 min read


River Nile Blues: Famished Sudanese Turn to the Humble Sweet Potato
Bread has traditionally been Sudan’s primary food source, but sweet potatoes have replaced it due to disruptions around the Sudan civil war.
The Xylom
Apr 99 min read

Everything You Need to Know about Bird Flu
H5N1 influenza’s origins stretch back to the 1990s, and key events paved the way for the outbreak we’re seeing today.
Amber Dance, Knowable Magazine
Apr 315 min read


இந்திய பெண்கள் சூரியனின் ஆற்றலைக் கொண்டு தமது கைகளால் மீனை உலர வைக்கின்றனர்.
தெற்காசியாவை உள்ளிட்ட பல பகுதிகளில் மீனை உலர வைக்கும் உழைப்பாளர்களில் பெண்கள் ஆதிக்கம் செலுத்துகின்றனர்.
Laasya Shekhar
Mar 295 min read

The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients
Leveraging trust built over time, doctors hope to depolarize the issue and break through misinformation.
Alex Music
Mar 257 min read

Nigerian Crackdown on Chinese Illegal Mining Too Little, Too Late
“Whenever I hear a sudden noise from the blast, the shock won't leave until 40 minutes after I rest and wake up.”
Abdulwaheed Sofiullahi
Mar 225 min read

Perspective: Forgiving My Almond Mom
Did her mother make her attach her worth to her body just as my mother did to her body just as I am doing to mine?
Ann Nguyen
Mar 1610 min read

Across America, Protesters Stand Up for Science, Oppose Trump and DOGE Cuts
The Xylom's reporters covered the Stand Up for Science protests from Atlanta, New York City, and Seattle.
The Xylom
Mar 1211 min read


Aging Japanese EVs Are Giving Zimbabwe Fits
“This is deepening the pollution hazard, and making a mockery of local green-transition efforts.”
Ray Mwareya and Tsitsi Bhobo
Mar 45 min read
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