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The village that stood up to big oil
“We were eating, drinking, breathing the oil.” Four farmers sue Royal Dutch Shell for oil spills in the notoriously polluted Niger Delta region, Nigeria.
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Saving the dragon's blood
Despite a range of threats, from droughts and cyclones to goats and militarization, Socotra's iconic trees are staging a slow, patient comeback—with the help of the people who know them best.
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The phage hunters
Scientists are turning to a surprising ally in the battle against drug-resistant bacteria: A special type of virus found in our most polluted places.
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A massacre in Cameroon
Survivors of Cameroon's deadliest civilian massacre in recent years reported that government forces and an ethnic Fulani militia killed at least 21 people, including 13 children.
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‘It’s becoming a war zone’
Indigenous Maasai communities in Ngorongoro say government is shutting down vital services to remove them from ancestral lands to expand lucrative game reserves.