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How Africa’s NOMADIC HERDERS Are Adapting to a Changing Planet • Across the continent, hundreds of thousands of Fulani people are holding fast to an ancient way of life—even as they reshape their traditions for a new age.

A People in Perpetual Motion

LANGUAGE AS A LOCATOR • For generations, the Fulani have lived across Africa’s Sahel region, a semiarid belt stretching between the sands of the Sahara in the north and the continent’s forests farther south. Many of their communities are linked by common language, Fula, or its regional variations—offering a glimpse into where they have settled or currently reside.

In Senegal, One Woman Is Inspiring a New Future for the Fulani

The TROUBLE With TREASURE HUNTERS • In London, trolling the Thames for valuables had long been a niche pastime. Then it was discovered by influencers.

TREASURE FROM THE THAMES • Remarkable finds featured in the London Museum Docklands’ exhibit on mudlarking

How DAVID ATTENBOROUGH HOLDS on to HOPE • In a new film, the legendary conservationist confronts the destruction of the ocean—to inspire us to save it.

THE HIDDEN TALENTS OF NATURE’S UNLOVED ANIMALS • Whether it’s their bold appearance, their unsavory hygiene habits, or their unexpected behavior, certain animals suffer from an image problem. Of course, their standout attributes can also be their superpowers.

Where ICE CREAM IS KING • Frustrated by water scarcity, farmers in northwest India are churning up a new way to make a living.

THE LAST SWORDSMITHS of Japan • There were once thousands of artisans crafting traditional katana blades. Today only a small number remain.

FINDING TRANQUILITY IN TRANSYLVANIA • In a corner of rural Romania, a bucolic way of life is safeguarded by a community preserving its ancient ways—and offering a template for a richer way of living.

How a SUPERTINY CRUSTACEAN Makes Life Work in the SOUTHERN OCEAN • Marine ecologist Kim Bernard is charting the huge impact of Antarctic krill.

SEEING A GLACIER Through a PREHISTORIC LENS • A photographer uses Arctic ice and a unique technique to offer a fresh perspective on a world transformed by climate change.

THE CITY OF 700 LANGUAGES • It’s been 400 years since New York City was founded as the Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. Back then, some 30 European and Native languages were spoken there. Today that number surpasses 700. That’s more than 10 percent of the world’s nearly 7,000 languages—making New York the most linguistically diverse city to ever exist. Can it stay that way?

HOW 400 YEARS OF IMMIGRATION LOADED NEW YORK WITH LANGUAGES

WHERE A SUBWAY RIDE CAN TAKE YOU AROUND THE WORLD • Boarding New York City’s subway system, one of the world’s oldest and most extensive, is like embarking on a journey across the globe for the price of a single fare. It connects riders to roughly a thousand places where myriad languages have taken root; each destination is its own linguistic universe. This interpretation of the rail network concentrates on the many Indigenous, minority, and endangered languages found in the city’s diverse neighborhoods.

WHAT NYC LOSES WHEN LANGUAGES VANISH

THE GLOBAL ORIGINS OF NEW YORK’S AT-RISK LANGUAGES • Some of the world’s most endangered languages are spoken in the city. This graphic takes the form of a world map that shows languages spoken by fewer than a hundred thousand people—and heard on New York City streets. Each is grouped into a country from which it originates and colored to show its most common usage in the city. The...