The city of Zaparija, home to Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant, came under heavy Russian shelling yesterday. We ask why cities can't grow outward or upward and how one tree can prevent hundreds of new homes. And an advisory group warned diners to avoid eating Atlantic lobster for fear that fishing lines could entangle endangered whales.
Ukraine’s army has pushed Russian forces back in the south and east. We ask how they’ve managed to make such impressive gains so quickly, whether more could follow and what Russia’s reaction might be. Why Britain has such troubles building homes, power stations and really much of anything. And how Maine’s lobstermen are responding to the latest threat to their industry.
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