The Quiet Work Trees Do for the Planet
When is a tree not a tree? We often think of urban trees as simply poles in the ground, islands unto themselves, but they are ecosystems all their own, swarming…
‘Women’s Work’ Powers the Economy—And Has Always Been Undervalued
Since 1996, advocates for women’s rights have marked “equal pay days” every year to raise awareness about the ongoing gender pay gap that persists despite women’s increasing educational opportunities and…
Deforestation Poses ‘Existential’ Threat to Sweden’s Reindeer, Warn Indigenous Herders
On an early morning in northern Sweden, Nila Jannok, a local Sámi reindeer herder, was out walking through one of the country’s last remaining old-growth forests when he stumbled upon…
Boeing Whistleblower John Barnett Found Dead Amid Depositions Against Plane Company
John Barnett was supposed to answer questions on Saturday as part of a deposition he’d been giving earlier last week related to a legal dispute with his former employer Boeing—which…
Horror moment Ukrainian fighter jet explodes in fireball after being blasted by Russian ‘Axehead’ missile in dogfight
THIS was the horror moment a Ukrainian fighter jet exploded in a fireball after it was blasted by a Russian “Axehead” missile. Shocking footage appears to show a MiG-29 being…