ocean.

This architect wants to design better cities for all – by mimicking solutions found in nature

Designing urban spaces with inspiration from nature

Underwater swimmer

Great whites can’t keep me from the ocean

This woman opened South Africa’s first cat café to encourage animal adoption

A cappuccino and a dash of catnip: Inside South Africa’s first cat café

Black man holding wooden frame.

This man’s trash is for your lounge

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Why the world’s most popular avian pet deserves freedom

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Daniel Dolpire

Exposing the feathered sentinels who stand guard over South Africa’s wetlands

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Why did this cow’s hip make history?

Man hugging dog

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People on bikes.

The cyclist leaving elitism in the dust to make way for underprivileged youth

Great white sharks return, a kid fights COVID-19, and an underdog comes out on top

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This week in Beautiful News, nature nurtures humanity. Yasmine Abrahams. Filling empty stomachs with a taste of hope. Nina Greyling. Connecting at-risk youth and shelter dogs to foster healing. Nkosana Buthelezi. The seven-year-old taking on COVID-19. Gansbaai. The great white shark capital of the world. Martinique du Toit. The musician uplifting a nation in lockdown. Sarah Farrell. An activist strums sustainable tunes for a green future. This is Beautiful News.

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