Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age hunter-gatherers
By Jessica C. Thompson, Elizabeth Sawchuk & Jessica Cerezo-Román Near the equator, the Sun hurries below the horizon in a matter of minutes. Darkness seeps from the surrounding forest. Nearly 10,000 years ago, at the base of a mountain in Africa, people’s shadows stretch up the wall of a natural overhang of stone. They’re lit
Jews mobilized for Darfur 20 years ago. As violence surges again, where are they now?
By Andrew Lapin They spoke of genocide and “Never Again.” They pushed to divest from entities that supported the offending government. They protested the government’s blockade of humanitarian aid to the disputed region. They were arrested while protesting outside of an embassy. The thousands of Jews who bused and flew to the National Mall from across
BRICS+ offers Indigenous & local communities ways to advance environmental and social goals (analysis)
By Metolo Foyet As the world grapples with climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity, Indigenous and local communities (IPLCs) remain at the forefront of conservation, yet are often sidelined in global environmental governance. Dominant frameworks, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), have made strides
‘Carrots and sticks’ could cut carbon emissions 80% by 2050, UCSD study finds
By Staff and Wire Reports A study involving UC San Diego researchers suggests that financial incentives such as clean energy subsidies can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but without penalties for polluters, climate efforts will be in vain. The research, published in Nature Climate Change, found that combining clean energy subsidies with pollution taxes can substantially reduce the emissions
Grassroots forest protection succeeds where planting drives fail in Nepal
By Mukesh Pokhrel NAWALPUR, Nepal — At 75, Hasta Bahadur Sathighare Magar says he still remembers the time when the slopes above his village in the rural municipality of Rupsekot, in central Nepal, looked dead. Dust blew freely as cattle marauded the barren land. That view has since changed. The barren slopes have given way
