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Tree of diplomacy
How has botany been able to function as one of the longest-lasting soft powers between the two world powers - China and the US? Journalist and produc…
3 weeks, 5 days ago
The world's largest wildlife crossing
When it opens in December, the Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will be the largest in the world. Stretched over a 10-lane freeway, it is meant to …
3 weeks, 6 days ago
Victoria Falls: An environment on the edge
The Victoria falls, on the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, is considered one of the natural wonders of the world. But as Isa Jacobson reports, there i…
4 weeks ago
Special forces on trial
South African police detective Frans Mathipa told his boss he feared that he would be killed by the country’s military. Two days later he was found s…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Africa's first film city
In Lagos, a vast patch of scrubland is being imagined as the future home of Kebulania: an ambitious African film city on the edge of Nigeria’s bigges…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Rapping behind bars in Cameroon
New Bell Prison in Douala, Cameroon, operates a bit like a city within a city. The facility has its own "taxis" (inmates who hand deliver messages), …
4 weeks, 2 days ago
Ariana Grande and the public scrutiny of women
Ariana Grande says she will be taking ‘a step back’ from public life. The reason, it seems, is the constant public commentary she faces – particularl…
1 month ago
A singer’s search for peace
In Lithuania, singer Rūgilė Daujotaitė was becoming a familiar face on television. She was performing at major music events, competing for a place at…
1 month ago
The teenagers who wired Romania
In the late '90s, in daring feats of DIY networking on rooftops across Romania’s capital, Bucharest, teenagers are stringing computer cables between …
1 month ago
The engineers: Flying at the edge
Aviation is being reimagined for a changing planet: Vertical take-off passenger cars for city centres. Hydrogen powered planes for zero carbon travel…
1 month ago