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  • Their stories were lost to slavery. Now DNA is writing them

    In the 1700s, a boy was born into slavery in Colonial America. He spent his life working in the coastal city of Charleston, South Carolina. And when he died in middle age, he was buried alongside 35 other slaves.

    phys.org
  • Terra Nil review – restore nature, and with it your hope for the future

    PC, smartphones (via Netflix); Free Lives/ Devolver DigitalThe rewarding environmental restoration game plays like a puzzle and is satisfyingly simpleIn the beginning, there is nothing before you but cracked, brown earth. This landscape of toxic soil and dried-out riverbeds is yours to restore in Terra Nil. But the ostensibly weighty task is made satisfyingly easy for players – all you need to do is to place a windmill on a stone surface, where it will provide machines with electricity. The...

    the Guardian
  • Jordan Heiden: Why I remain hopeful about a sustainable, livable future

    I am truly hopeful that 2023 will be the year we take real, equitable action on climate, both in and out of the Statehouse. Read the story on VTDigger here: Jordan Heiden: Why I remain hopeful about a sustainable, livable future.

    VTDigger
  • Vermont Afghans celebrate Nowruz, hope for a sweet future

    Roughly 150 Afghans took part in the event in Burlington’s Old North End. It showcased the culture, food and music of a community displaced by war and adjusting to a new life in the Green Mountain State. Read the story on VTDigger here: Vermont Afghans celebrate Nowruz, hope for a sweet future.

    VTDigger