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: Climate Change

Megha Majumdar
A Guardian and a Thief 

Climate fiction deals with the effects of the climate crisis. If you are interested in this genre, you should be aware that the future scenarios depicted in these books are unlikely to have a happy ending – because that could only really happen with the end of the climate crisis, which is hard to imagine. […]

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Monja Blanca Day: a nation celebrates a flower

February 11 is Monja Blanca Day in Guatemala, a national holiday that honors the rare white orchid, which was designated the national flower in 1934. We take this day as an opportunity to reflect on national symbols and talk to Guatemalan botanist Fredy Archila, who is committed to protecting the flower.

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The Emotional Onion

It’s an ingredient which crosses – cultural, political, geographical – boundaries and yet it does not show a lesser degree of respect wherever it goes.

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