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Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible: the Moving Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” a Lifetime of Sorrow... Arts
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Trial, Triumph, and the Art of the Possible: the Moving Story Behind Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy,” a Lifetime of Sorrow...

Beethoven began losing his hearing just as he resolved, in a letter to his brothers, "Ah! how could I possibly quit the world before bringing forth all that I felt it was my vocation to produce?" - and the twenty-seven years between that vow and the premiere of his Ninth...

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‘I Heard a Barnacle’ – How Paying Attention to nature’s Background Noise Can Reveal Animal Secrets Environment
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‘I Heard a Barnacle’ – How Paying Attention to nature’s Background Noise Can Reveal Animal Secrets

A biology professor surrounded by orcas, marmots, and rare hermit crabs on Washington's Olympic Peninsula finds that...

Deputy Carries Baby Through Floodwaters, but Says Viral Photo Tells Only Part of the Story Everyday Heroes
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Deputy Carries Baby Through Floodwaters, but Says Viral Photo Tells Only Part of the Story

A photograph of a sheriff's deputy carrying an infant through floodwaters went viral - but Deputy Brayton Thurber was...

Glaciers Around the World Are Endangered — but No Two Are Alike | Grist Environment
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Glaciers Around the World Are Endangered — but No Two Are Alike | Grist

A glacier scientist who has circled the planet collecting ice stories offers something rarer than data here: a...

The Montana Ranch Where Autistic People Are Wranglers and Guides Community
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The Montana Ranch Where Autistic People Are Wranglers and Guides

On 230 acres of Montana wilderness, autistic adults wrangle horses, guide trail rides, name chickens after puns, and...

The Hidden Power of Knowing Where You Come From Inspiration
Greater Good 1 day ago

The Hidden Power of Knowing Where You Come From

When artist and oral historian Mi'Jan Celie Tho-Biaz sat down to write about her great-great-grandmother Emma - the...

The Souls of Animals – the Marginalian Arts
themarginalian.org 1 day ago

The Souls of Animals – the Marginalian

When a nineteenth-century naturalist wounded a tern and watched other terns take turns carrying the injured bird to...