“We Don’t Have Any Water. We’re Lost”: In the Footsteps of Migrants Who Never Made It
Thousands die trying to cross into the US from Mexico. Each year, activists follow their harrowing trek
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The Cactus That Came Back from the Dead
When a plant barely exists in the natural world but lives on your windowsill, is it really endangered?
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The Coffin Load
Vámonos was the last human word we heard out there, but even with the shouting I could hear the coyotes’ feet grinding past us over the rocks and sand, heading …
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Crossing Borders
Bestselling non-fiction author John Vaillant debuts with a novel about immigration, archaeology, and genetically modified food
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The character and history of Mérida in Mexico is enshrined in its limestone walls and walkways. / Photo by Neil Beer/corbis mérida—The best way to see Mérida, the heat-smitten capital …
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