The Cross of Gold: Brazilian Treasure and the Decline of Portugal | The Journal of Economic History
cambridge.org·1w·
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👴Heirloom Skills
“I Always Wanted to Love My Job”: How This Ceramicist Built a Business From Her Basement
food52.com·3w
👴Heirloom Skills
The five jobs of the future
workingtheorys.com·3w
🏘️Offline Communities
The stationary bandits of New York City
slowboring.com·3w·
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🌿Urban Foraging
Rare earth element recycling impacts on semiconductor industries
link.springer.com·2d·
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🚛Food Networks
Hive Mind: The Surprising Mental Health Benefits of Beekeeping
zmescience.com·1w
🐝Pollinator Pathways
Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons
theconversation.com·3w
🧫Plant-based Fermentation
Ancient maize v agribusiness: why Colombia’s ‘seed guardians’ are fighting the use of GM crops
theguardian.com·3w
🔬Future Foods
Houseplant clinic: how important is ‘plant hygiene’?
theguardian.com·5d
🧫Plant-based Fermentation
Spread of Dark Algae Could Hasten Melt of Greenland Ice Sheet
e360.yale.edu·3w
🔬Future Foods
A Wild Home on the Bones of the City
biographic.com·1w
🦉Urban Naturalism
Site-Specific Textiles by Rachel B. Hayes Radiate Within Vast Landscapes and Sunlit Interiors
thisiscolossal.com·1w
🏘️Offline Communities
Fossils, forests and wild orchids: exploring the white cliffs of Denmark
theguardian.com·1w
🦉Urban Naturalism
Mediterranean Water Crisis: The Math Behind Why "Simple" Solutions Won't Work
fromtheprism.com·3w·
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🔬Future Foods
Chimps Found Treating Each Other's Wounds
e360.yale.edu·3w
🌱Grassroots Science
Last Outposts: Rediscovering Hope for Humanity on Norway’s Remote Northern Coast
lithub.com·3w
🍽️Foodways
Grilled sardines and tomato and anchovy pie – Irina Janakievska’s Balkan recipes for summer
theguardian.com·6d
🏕Outdoor Cooking
The Sublime Smarts of Slime Molds
nautil.us·3w
🌀Genre Blending
Hold up, humans. Ants figured out medicine, farming and engineering long before we did
theconversation.com·2h
🌿Urban Foraging
Toxic algae blooms are lasting longer in Lake Erie − why that’s a worry for people and pets
theconversation.com·3w
🧫Plant-based Fermentation