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Beyond Magazine Issue 22 Winter 2017

Winter is coming

Every year, around October, the land begins to glisten. We slowly slink into hibernation and slacken our summertime heated activities, so as to savor...

Carrying guilt? The solution is in your hands

Words Alia Fawaz Single-use plastic bags are freely given out at supermarkets around the country.  If you are a regular grocery shopper, you amass a...

Kings of the Wild Frontier The mystical majesty of wolves

Words Elsa j. Sattout Wolves are worshiped as the spirits of nature and they are renowned for having a strong commitment to their packs. Because...

We’ll always have Paris Hope hinges on watershed agreement

Words Bassam Alkantar In December 2015, an agreement on climate change was reached in Paris, thanks to the skillfulness of French diplomacy. The Climate Agreement...

Boom Baby Boom It’s a small world, literally

Words Tamara Batshon Over the last one hundred and fifty years, humans have drastically altered the natural environment through industrialization, intensive farming, rapid urbanization, and...

It’s Getting Hot in Here So let’s talk about sex

Words Bassam Alkantar Climate-warming temperatures might be expected to affect the sex ratio of species if sex determination is temperature-dependent. Several studies show that indirect...