The wild wilderness
Words John Gray
A trip to Antarctica may become more accessible to tourists in the future now that a commercial passenger aircraft has successfully landed...
Hitting the top notes
Words Alia Fawaz
Heartbeat is a Lebanese NGO that was founded in 2005 by a group of doctors and musicians with big hearts to help...
The man with a (sustainable) plan
words Jody Jaffe
Illustration Riad Hanna-el-daher
Lebanon seems to be constantly teetering on the brink of collapse. The garbage crisis was resolved only...
Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin, who in his later years became increasingly passionate about plants; and his son Francis thought of the plant as a kind of...
In search of fantastic plastic
Words Alia Fawaz
Wherever you look you will see something made of plastic. It’s not just the obvious food and beverage packaging but everything from...
Sidon’s trash turns to treasure
Words Tamara Batshon
Many recall the infamous trash mountain in the city of Sidon, which existed for three decades. Now, however, residents of Sidon can...