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These Bengalureans Are Not Here to Make Your Children Conservationists
“People these days live a programmed life but one realizes the value of life only when they are with nature.”

Mrunali Sundar
Mar 23, 20238 min read


Widowed and Homeless, Internally Displaced Nigerian Women Recount Devastating Flood Experiences
“I was thinking when he makes it, he would take care of me and my daughters. But no, he is gone painfully.”

Samuel Ajala
Mar 9, 20239 min read


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

Alex Ip
Feb 16, 20238 min read


Perspective: How I Suffered With Endometriosis for 14 Years Until I Finally Got My Answers
I felt like someone was twisting my insides using tweezers while at the same time stabbing me from the inside with a knife.

Sneha Khedkar
Feb 10, 20238 min read


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.

Briley Lewis
Feb 3, 20236 min read


觀點:新冠清零政策雖具破壞性,但貿然重開後果恐更壞
放棄清零可能是中國公民期待已久的景象;可是,由清零政策下爭取回來的時間剩餘不多,而中國似乎仍對接下來的開放計劃毫無準備。

Cherry Cheuk-lam Cheung
Jan 30, 20238 min read


In the High Himalayas, Sherpa Women Bear the Disproportionate Effects of Climate Change
“We used to have 20 oxen and two cows, but these days we have a single cow as we have no time to look after it.”

Kushal Pokharel
Jan 21, 20235 min read


Sweet Sixteen: Some Cool Charts We Made in 2022
Inspired by a similar year-in-review piece from FiveThirtyEight, here are some of the most interesting charts we made in the last 12 months.

Alex Ip
Dec 30, 20221 min read


Perspective: China’s Zero-COVID Policy Is Destructive But Reopening Without A Plan Is Even Worse
Moving away from zero-COVID may be a welcome sight for Chinese citizens, but China still appears to be wholly unprepared for what’s next.

Cherry Cheuk-lam Cheung
Dec 26, 20229 min read
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