The Iconographic Aloe
Follow the trail that traces its way through the ethnobotanical threads of the aloe, among the tribes and inhabitants of South Africa.
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Bikepacking El Camino Real
Bikepack along a section of El Camino Real, the royal highway, a route that has threaded its way between old Spanish missions and down through the mists of time to linger in the contemporary consciousness.
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Running with the Light
I was cold. The air was still. Not a sound could be heard in the predawn darkness. I sat on a small ledge, my hands in gloves, tucked beneath my arms. What would first light be like this morning, at 11,000 feet above sea level?
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Your Daily Moth
By the age of six, John Pickering had built an insect zoo for wooly bears and ballbugs. A few years later he had been converted to the collectors’ “culture of death” — catch it, kill it, pin it, put it in a museum. Before long he was running Malaise insect traps from Canada to Panama, which is an efficient way of filling collection cabinets and freezers full of dead insects.
Beyond Democracy
A summary of the state of South African society and an answer to the question: Should I visit?
Amazon Freshwater Systems Vulnerable to Degradation
Damage to Amazon freshwater ecosystems greatly impacts Amazonians, who historically have been so dependent on freshwater ecosystem goods and services that they have been called ‘water peoples.’
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