Tiny beetles, enormous telescopes, and the stories between them

This week in Beautiful News, set your spirit free. Ibrahim Abdi, Nelisiwe Zuma, Delicia De Vos. They’re standing up to convention to live their truth. Matthew Griffiths. His book is helping children understand the coronavirus. Dung Beetle. The insect who moves to the Milky Way. Sutherland. A tiny town with a huge telescope. Fée Halsted. The artist who moulds creativity in others. Georgia McTaggart. The environmentalist empowering people to clean up their city. This is Beautiful News.

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Tiny beetles, enormous telescopes, and the stories between them

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