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Preservation

Fields of pata de guanaco flowers bloom across the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.

Chile tries to protect its ‘flowering desert’ from climate change, tourists

Environment

Parts of the Atacama Desert have turned into a blooming carpet of flowers — an incredible sight that only happens a couple of times every decade. To protect the phenomenon, Chile’s president has announced the creation of a new national park.

David Isay on the Art of Preservation

Arts, Culture & Media

David Isay on the Art of Preservation

Arts, Culture & Media
Rhino Rescue staff collect DNA samples from an animal during a procedure.

Poisoning rhino horns doesn’t hurt the rhinos, but it may keep poachers away

Environment

Boston Moves to Preserve Items Collected at Memorial to Marathon Attack

Conflict & Justice
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Three Strange Tales Of Lake Preservation

Probing the science of what it is in the water that keeps the dead from decomposing.

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Doom and Gloom or Smile and Denial?

Commentator Andy Schmookler theorizes on whether preservation or plunder is the best approach towards resources and nature.

Preserving an Ancient Treasure

Producer David Chanatry takes us to Butrint in Albania. This ancient city was declared a World Heritage Site because it represents thousands of years of the history of the country. Lack of money and infrastructure are the challenges that preservationists and tourism officials face as they try to develop the area for tourism and preserve […]

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