Is the Developed World We’ve Created Giving Us Cancer?
An anthropologist's search for answers to her own cancer diagnosis raises questions for all of us.
Is the Developed World We’ve Created Giving Us Cancer?
Environment
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God or Geology? The Genesis of Ram’s Bridge
Secular and religious Indians are butting heads over the origin of an important limestone shoal that connects India and Sri Lanka.
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Uncovering Ancient Clues to Humanity’s First Fires
How and when our ancestors mastered the use of fire remains a hotly debated question. Researchers are hunting for answers buried in ancient ash and baked soils.
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The Making of a Community Activist
An impoverished region in Puerto Rico has long been under assault from environmental and social injustices. One remarkable woman is working to make sure the voices of disenfranchised local people are heard.
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Reclaiming Native Ground
Native Americans are losing their ability to live off the land as it has crumbled into the Gulf of Mexico. Some of them are trying to figure out how to survive on what's left.
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Lessons From a Forgotten Amazonian Slaughter
Conservationists have long worried about the effects of subsistence hunting on animal populations in the Amazon. But species resilience and local knowledge complicate the story.