Why scientists worry about fungi; Oscar buzz for unlikely movie from India
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editor's note
Women in Chad install barricades to halt the shifting dunes that threaten to swamp the oasis outside their village -- their only source of water for their farmland. Tommy Trenchard for NPR
I started my career in journalism a long, long time ago. Back then, we reporters typed our stories on yellow paper in typewriters, which were typeset -- basically RETYPED (!) on special machines -- and laid out on a page and sent to the printer.
Once in a while I'd dictate a story over the phone and someone would type it up.
Now I occasionally write a story on my phone!
So yeah, a lot has changed. But what drew me to this field has not changed. I love the spark of learning something new, something surprising. And that's what happened when I edited our story on The Great Green Wall. I had never heard of this wall, which is both literal and figurative. It is one of the most ambitious environmental projects in the history of the world. Billions have been spent to green up arid lands in the Africa's Sahel so farmers can make their living. Part of the plan is a living "wall" of trees spanning thousands of miles.
As the reporters who researched this story explain, they found that a lot of things didn't go as planned. I was introduced to a fascinating new topic and learned a lot. Judging by reader response, our audience members were equally intrigued.
Why scientists are nervous about fungi
They can pose a threat to human health — yeast infections are but one example. Scientists say not enough attention is paid to their ability to develop resistance to medications that treat them.
China moves to provide global aid as U.S. pulls out
As the U.S. ceases to provide billions of dollars of aid for programs globally, NPR's reporters find out what that looks like on the ground -- and how China is moving in to take America's place.
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