Burundi faces serious climate and environmental challenges. The biggest is the country’s overdependence on the use of biomass (firewood). The second is outdated agricultural practices that have led to deforestation. In turn this has increased the country’s vulnerability to climate shocks. Burundi faces serious climate and environmental challenges. The biggest is the country’s overdependence on the…

Learn about the abandoned Zapotec city of Guiengola in Oaxaca, Mexico, featuring a society based on communal work that would flourish until the 16th century Spanish conquest. Learn about the abandoned Zapotec city of Guiengola in Oaxaca, Mexico, featuring a society based on communal work that would flourish until the 16th century Spanish conquest. The Sciences All Articles…

Learn more about the newly identified fungus that is taking over spiders and why it’s similar to the Cordyceps fungi that infects ants. Learn more about the newly identified fungus that is taking over spiders and why it’s similar to the Cordyceps fungi that infects ants. Planet Earth All Articles | Discover Magazine