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Human-Elephant Conflicts Drive South Indian Farmers Into Poverty
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In the last decade, elephants have killed humans, cattle, and damaged almost 6,000 acres of cropfields in conflict attacks in South India.
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India Proposes Sterilizing Leopards to Curb Human-Wildlife Conflicts
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Human-leopard conflict in Junnar, India has increased over the past few decades due to the loss of forested habitats in neighboring regions.
on Fri, 3PM
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It’s Not Just Drought: Java is Drowning as Well
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One of the largest islands in Indonesia is at risk of sinking due to sea level rise, putting millions of people on the coast at risk.
on Wed, 3AM
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When Indonesia's largest island becomes parched
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Climate change has changed rainfall patterns in Indonesia, which is increasing the incidence of droughts in Central Java.
on Nov 15
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Meet Aorui Pi, our new Engagement Editor and Public Health Writer
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She will oversee our departure from X, develop strategies to reach new audiences, and report on the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine
on Nov 15
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Atlanta takes no Pride in MARTA’s weekend “special schedules”
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Tracking-related service cuts have affected Atlanta almost 80% of the weekends since Oct. 2023, taking nearly 5,500 trains out of service.
on Nov 2
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Perspective: These specimen jars aren't too jarring
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Museums are not anachronisms, but rather, they are an important part of modern biological research with their vast specimen collections.
on Oct 19
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Black fever, brought to you by climate change
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Climate change is creating more favorable conditions for parasites in northeast India, leading to challenges in eradicating black fever.
on Oct 17
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For tortoise beetles, feculence is the best defense
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Leaf-eating tortoise beetles are quite bizarre, converting plant energy into animal protein and making their shields out of their own feces.
on Oct 10
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Two Black Women in the U.S. Earn a Physics Ph.D. Every Year. Can Bridge Programs Really Fix That?
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That’s because being a bridge student is nothing to be ashamed of; if there is shame, it lies only with the institution itself.
on Oct 8
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Maternal Deaths Keep Increasing in Nigeria. Healthcare Services Still Remain Underfunded.
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Nigeria has the second-highest number of global maternal deaths. Due to underfunding and other issues, interventions remain unsuccessful.
on Sep 27
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In Nigeria, Indigenous Communities Bear The Brunt Of Harmful Quarrying Practices
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Rock quarrying companies in Nigeria conduct blasting operations close to residences, causing harm to the health of these communities.
on Sep 25
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Georgia Provides Little Clarity on Voting in a Natural Disaster
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As the climate crisis worsens extreme weather events, the rights of Georgia voters in disaster-prone regions become threatened.
on Sep 16
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Rhysea Agrawal Named The Xylom's New Managing Editor
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Agrawal will lead the newsroom while Editor-in-Chief Alex Ip goes on sabbatical, returns as Publisher and Editor in early October
on Aug 5
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Who's Taking A Million Gallons of Water from Memphis A Day? Elon Musk.
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“We continue to be left depleted, especially in already vulnerable communities,”
on Jul 29
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This Barbie Is... A Dolled-Up Wax Cadaver?
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Perhaps I spoke too soon when I said the Anatomical Venus filled me with pride. What if we haven’t come as far as I thought we had?
on Jul 27
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Aquafarmers are Fighting a Losing Battle to Keep Algae from Ruining Their Shellfish
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Harmful algal blooms are not only detrimental to human life but can also kill fish and other aquatic life that humans require for food.
on Jul 15
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Perspective: For This Desire, I Choose The Sun
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I chose Nchuanwu to mean ‘To chase the sun’. It is more romantic, and more true to me because everything on Earth happens under the sun.
on Jun 23
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Many believe, like I once did, that the similarities between a human baby and a lizard ended at the phylotypic stage. I was wrong.
on Jun 19
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In Rural Western Uganda, A Tree-Planting Initiative Shows Signs of Life
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“That’s where the love begins — from the local man. The connection increases the desire to protect them later on.”
on Apr 16
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After all, kudzu’s war with cultural perception in the States is something I identify with.
on Mar 27
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"ವಿಮಾನದ ಮೂಲಕ ಬರುವ ಚಿರತೆಗಳು ಅವುಗಳ ಮರುಸ್ಥಾಪನಾ ಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ"
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ಅಸಂಖ್ಯಾತ ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳಿಂದಾಗಿ ಹದಿನಾರು ತಿಂಗಳುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹತ್ತು ಚಿರತೆ ಸಾವುಗಳು ಈ ಸ್ಥಳಾಂತರದ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಲು ಎಸ್ಪರ್ಟ್ಸ್ ಹೇಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಯ
on Mar 24
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A Moonshot to Cure Angelman Syndrome is Reachable. Where are the People Counting on It?
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With the potential cure for a rare genetic disorder on the horizon, the race to speed up drug development calls for better sharing of regional data in Hong Kong. Sitting in a bookstore café in Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei district on a cozy Sunday afternoon, Vivian Tam, a mother of two, flipped...
on Mar 2
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Ayden Can’t Speak. Lead Poisoning is Probably to Blame.
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Most children suffer milder effects, but their brains aren’t unscathed This story was originally published by MLK50: Justice Through Journalism. Subscribe to their newsletter here. Dre Jones remembers watching his wife cry in the passenger seat of his GMC Envoy as they drove their 4-year-old son...
on Mar 1
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“Cheetahs Arriving by Plane Does Not Make It a Restoration Project”
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Bureaucracy, insufficient science clouds India’s cheetah reintroduction project India’s once-ubiquitous cheetahs went extinct in 1952 due to hunting and deforestation. But, in 2022, the government decided to bring them back. Eight Namibian cheetahs were transported to Kuno National Park in...
on Feb 1
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Atlanta — January 30th, 2024 – The Xylom announced today that it is a Silver Winner in News & Journalism, Sustainability, Environment, & Climate in The 3rd Annual Anthem Awards. This year’s Anthem Award Winners were selected from a pool of over 2,000 submissions from 44 countries by the...
on Jan 30
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Another Day at the Courts with Kenya's Ogiek Tribe
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“Without the forest, the Ogieks cannot survive. It is like removing a fish out of a lake — it will definitely die.”
on Jan 24
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Some Cool Charts We Made in 2023
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Here are some of the most interesting — and weird and colorful and complicated — charts we made in the last 12 months.
on Dec 24
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Fact-checking the City of Atlanta's Claims on "Cop City"
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The Xylom fact-checked some of the “Environmental Stewardship” claims by the City of Atlanta on the proposed "Cop City" Development
on Dec 22
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“Piangiamo ogni volta che andiamo a raccogliere i nostri platani. Stiamo davvero soffrendo e non sappiamo chi interverrà”.
on Dec 21
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“If Your Cycle is Normal, Why Play with It?”
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“In our community, if you have periods, you’re not supposed to come and participate.”
on Dec 8
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The Xylom Honored as a Finalist for The 3rd Annual Anthem Awards
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Atlanta — The Xylom has been named a Finalist in News & Journalism: Sustainability, Environment, & Climate in The 3rd Annual Anthem Awards
on Dec 5
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“We Are Suffering”: Despite Steps Taken, Gas Flaring Still Threatens Livelihoods in Niger Delta
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“We cry each time we go to harvest our plantains. We expect big bunches but we get angry seeing small bunches because of [gas] flaring.”
on Nov 10, 2023
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I Designed My Own Curriculum for College. Here’s How My Experience Can Help Fight Climate Change.
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I feel like I slipped out the back door one night and never returned home.
on Oct 19, 2023
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The Dark Side of Involuntary Hospitalization
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“People are convinced that mental illness makes people destructive. Which, long story short, is not true. But this is very entrenched.”
on Oct 9, 2023
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Perspective: Saying DEI in an Indian Accent
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Contrary to popular American belief, there is no such thing as an Indian accent, there are many.
on Oct 7, 2023