Tag Archives: Environment

After a $1.6 billion investment and years of hard work, the Seine River, which was once heavily polluted, is now clean enough for swimming for the first time in over a century. The city has also invested in three public swimming locations.

Posted on July 10, 2025 by agogo22
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An accurate depiction of tripping.

Posted on July 10, 2025 by agogo22
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Blackburn’s National Festival of Making Celebrates Collaborations Between Art and Industry | Colossal

Posted on July 9, 2025 by agogo22

July 9, 2025 Art Craft Design Kate Mothes Morag Myerscough in collaboration with Crown Paints. All images courtesy of the artists and the National Festival of Making This year marked the seventh edition of the festival’s theme, “Art in Manufacturing,” … Continue reading →

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Could ‘degrowth’ save the world? | BBC News

Posted on July 9, 2025 by agogo22

A group of academics and activists are questioning the possibility of endless economic growth on a finite planet and are advocating a bold solution: degrowth. Originating in France, the degrowth movement has spread to places like Japan, the UK and … Continue reading →

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Man Spends Over a Decade Beautifying His Brooklyn Neighborhood With Street Art [Interview] | Colossal

Posted on July 9, 2025 by agogo22

By Jessica Stewart on July 8, 2025 “Life is way too short not to give it your all!” Born and bred in Bushwick, Joe Ficalora has transformed the face of his neighborhood, transforming it into an open-air art museum with … Continue reading →

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This Gorgeous Gemstone Traps Nuclear Waste

Posted on July 8, 2025 by agogo22

This month’s Rocks Box is the perfect combo of beauty and brains. Sodalite is a gorgeous blue mineral that has a superpower – its tiny pores can trap all kinds of molecules, making it the perfect sieve for everything from … Continue reading →

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A Stitch in Time s01e04 Dido Belle

Posted on July 8, 2025 by agogo22

 

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About the Papuan languages

Posted on July 6, 2025 by agogo22

What if walking just two hours could take you to a village speaking a language as different from the previous one as Mandarin is from Swahili? Welcome to New Guinea – an island that breaks every rule we know about … Continue reading →

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Bats are criminally underated

Posted on July 6, 2025 by agogo22
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