North America

As "Cop City" Proceeds, Atlanta City Council Proposes Acquisition of Parkland in South River Forest

However, questions persist due to their location adjacent to interstate highways and within FEMA high flood risk zones.

Perspective: “On the [Dreaded] Term ‘Woman in STEM”

I had heard female science stories, and they didn’t have the kind of inspirational flair I was looking for.

Perspective: A Walk through Weelaunee Forest

The trees, the birds, the fungi, and the dirt—none of them care if the Mayor of Atlanta denies they exist.

Fact-checking the City of Atlanta's Claims on "Cop City"

The Xylom fact-checked some of the “Environmental Stewardship” claims by the City of Atlanta on the proposed "Cop City" Development

Perspective: Lessons Learned from an Astronomy Graduate Student on Strike

I've found the people in the community who are true allies and will speak up for the values they believe in, putting words into action.

Breaking Old Ground

Instead of contributing to climate change, can growing food combat it?

From the Doctor’s Office to Online Chat Rooms, Women Are Talking About Their Missing Periods

"So if we’re not training the doctors and a woman comes in with this condition, doctors will not know what to ask or how to treat it."

Perspective: What's the Point of Diversity in STEM Without Inclusion?

It is one thing to be physically in a space, but it is another to feel like I belong.

Silver Storm: Once-in-A-lifetime Ice Storm Wrecks Trees in “Oregon’s Garden City”

“If you’re in the central Willamette Valley tonight,” the meteorologist on the news said, matter-of-factly, “you will lose power.”

Cross-Pollinating for the Collective

For many Indigenous communities across Central and South America, the study of stingless bees is integral to their culture.

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