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Nature

It's all around us, even in us — and we are also a part of it. From the tiniest microorganism to the tallest tree, nature is made up of the plants, animals, fungi and physical world all around us.

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The 77 Percent Magazine #249 Mining

Street Debate: Ghana's illegal mining

Street Debate: Ghana's illegal mining

The 77 Percent and Ghana's Joy News talk to young people about effects of mining on health and environment.
SocietyDecember 24, 202408:46 min
Allulose packet in a supermarket.

Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?

Allulose: A natural sweetener that lowers glucose levels?

Sweet, healthy, and calorie-free? Allulose is said to be all of these — and good for people with diabetes. But is it?
ScienceDecember 23, 2024
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How climate change is threatening moose in Sweden

How climate change is threatening moose in Sweden

Moose in Sweden are suffering from climate change, causing reduced breeding and smaller calves.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 23, 202404:41 min
The 77 Percent Magazine #249 Mining

Illegal mining — polluting Ghana's rivers and land

Illegal mining — polluting Ghana's rivers and land

Ghana's youths rely on illegal mining for work, a practice that has polluted both land and water bodies.
SocietyDecember 23, 202402:46 min
A woman from Niger bends over a vegetable patch to carry away a box of fresh lettuce.

A Niger woman makes her garden grow despite extreme weather

A Niger woman makes her garden grow despite extreme weather

Extreme weather has not stopped one Niger woman from growing delicious sustainable produce.  
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 20, 202404:07 min
A male builder lays brick on brick from sustainable material - a robust mixture of red earth, sand, water and a little cement - to build a house wall in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.

Ivory Coast experiments with green building

Ivory Coast experiments with green building

Ivory Coast is working on ways to cut the carbon footprint of urban dwellings.
SocietyDecember 20, 202406:19 min
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In the spotlight

A solitary oil well in the middle of an agricultural field

Cleaning up a toxic legacy, one oil well at a time

Countless abandoned US oil wells are leaking methane and other toxic gases. One NGO is working to cap these wells.
ClimateDecember 11, 202404:30 min
A young woman carries a dead wild boar on her back

New Zealand hunts down invasive species

New Zealand wants to fight the growing population of invasive species like feral cats, stoats and possums.
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 11, 202406:24 min
A forest peatland in the process of rewetting.

Restoring Germany's dried out forest peatland

The forested wetlands in Saxony's Ore Mountains are reclaming their role as powerful carbon sinks and biodiversity haven
Nature and EnvironmentDecember 10, 202405:30 min
Two women waiting to attend a mobile clinic.

Cyclone-prone Mozambique strives to protect disabled people

Mozambique is pioneering inclusive disaster planning, working to make sure no one gets left behind in an emergency.
CatastropheDecember 9, 202406:42 min
View of a glacier surrounded by mountains

Can we survive if the world's glaciers melt?

If all the world's glaciers melted, what would that mean for nature and for human civilization?
ClimateDecember 9, 202404:30 min
A group of women walk through the mud carrying buckets.

Protests mount over massive fiber mill in Spain's Galicia

Shellfish collectors and farmers in Spain's north fear pollution from a planned factory will endanger their livelihoods.
Nature and EnvironmentNovember 28, 202405:13 min
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