EnvironmentThe good news
Wētāpunga recovery continues, one generation at a time
New Zealand’s review documents breeding in the wild after releases.
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EnvironmentThe bright side
Sardinia: over 22 tonnes of fishing gear removed
The Strong Sea report covers five years of recovery work.
ScienceThe good news
Reading Linosa’s seabed
Gaia Blu collects data for new maps.
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CultureThe good news
Beirut’s railway archives find a home again
Documents are safer at Mar Mikhael; cataloguing continues.
Moving forward.
WorldThe good news
Tenges coffee farmers strengthen their cooperative
FAO shares the Baringo growers’ story from Kenya.
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CultureThe good news
Perticara’s new library grows from a donated collection
Giovanni Maroni’s books become part of community life.
EnvironmentThe bright side
Titus Canyon plans repairs for future floods
The park’s announced project focuses on drainage and stability.
SocietyThe bright side
A common standard for tracking sustainable goals
ISO and UNDP publish management requirements for organisations.
A little more to discover.
Design · Philosophy · Plants · Curiosities · Words. Ideas worth a closer look.
01Design
Naoto Fukasawa: music begins with a gesture
In his wall-mounted CD player, a hanging cord connects hand and sound: design also means observing things we do without thinking.
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Laozi: the journey begins beneath your feet
A line from the Daodejing asks us to notice beginnings without forgetting what follows: a first step does not guarantee arrival.
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Papyrus: before the sheet, a water-loving plant
Cyperus papyrus connects a recognisable botanical shape with a writing material: the crucial transformation begins inside the plant’s stem.
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Scallops: there is a mirror inside the eye
Tiny eyes along the mantle hide an unusual optical solution: a curved surface reflects incoming light towards the retinas.
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Origami: a word folds action and material together
The Italian term comes from Japanese and joins folding with paper: one name describes both a technique and the objects it produces.
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