Expand your mind with wordless books, insect farmers, and meditative mandalas

This week in Beautiful News, cultivate your curiosity. Athol Williams, Mbali Mahlale, Kwezi Qika. Three lives enriched by their commitment to learning. Kaathima Ebrahim. Strengthening young minds with wordless books. Bonga Ngqobane. The cyclist blazing a trail for underprivileged youth. Kate Johnston. The mandala artist helping people find calm. Golden Gate Highlands National Park. Cross this glowing threshold to a land of adventure. Leafcutter Ants. The original sustainable farmers of the world. This is Beautiful News.

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Expand your mind with wordless books, insect farmers, and meditative mandalas

Natural World

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Places

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Search

Your beauty is not make believe

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Expand your mind with wordless books, insect farmers, and meditative mandalas

Natural World

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