Telltale Journalism • 21st April 2024

Breathing Life into the Sahara

An 8,000 kilometer long wall, spanning the width of a continent. Sounds rather threatening, doesn’t it? Not very inclusive. But wait, hear me out.

This wall isn’t made of cold metal or stone. Instead, this wall is alive, breathing, teeming with life. Made up of lush green trees, their canopies swaying softly in the wind. This wall is not meant to keep anyone out, but provides a refuge for life, with teetering birds flying in and out of its branches. This is the Great Green Wall.

Suddenly those

Telltale Journalism • 7th April 2024

A Deepdive into Geoengineering

Turning off the shower a little sooner than you’d like to, dialing back the central heating, or ordering a vegetarian dish instead of that steak you’d rather eat: most people make an effort to help stave off the disastrous effects of a warming climate in some way or other. But did you know there’s a group of scientists considering the possibility of covering the Arctic in numerous tiny glass balls? Or sending iceberg-producing submarines that way? Or even to artificially make clouds appear white

Telltale Journalism • 17th March 2024

This Is the Year that Europe Chooses: Union or Disunion

The European elections are coming up this summer, which means that the almost 450 million people in the EU get to decide who will represent them and their interests in the European parliament. Tensions on the political playing field are high, with the far-right doing well in projections while the current largest parties are predicted to suffer losses. Attitudes towards controversial topics such as aid to Ukraine and the climate crisis are shifting in the run-up to the elections in an attempt to

Telltale Journalism • 21st January 2024

The Answer to the Climate Crisis Isn't a Reusable Cup

‘At Stanley, we believe that through invention and originality we create a more sustainable, less disposable life and world’, it reads on the website of Stanley under the header ‘sustainability’. Stanley is a brand best known for its water bottles, which are made to last a lifetime. Unfortunately, capitalism does not reward manufacturers of long-lasting products. A company’s level of growth is restricted by the number of products it sells. By selling a product which survives its consumer (Stanle

Telltale Journalism • 7th January 2024

Europe Says No to Immigration, But Might Very Well Need It Soon

The anti-immigration rhetoric is becoming increasingly mainstream in European politics. Although xenophobic sentiments have been apparent in European political discourse for a long time, in the past these movements have generally been on the fringes. In cases where parties with such ideologies did gain traction, they were largely boycotted by the status quo. Coming into Europe - and staying there - as an immigrant is becoming more difficult as political leaders from the far-right are appointed a

Go World Travel Magazine • 23rd January 2022

Hiking in the Himalayas: Tips From an Unprepared First-Timer

Truth be told, I was wildly unprepared when I decided to go on an eight-day hike in Nepal about three years ago. I was wearing borrowed hiking shoes, I hadn’t trained for walking long distances and being from the flattest country on earth (The Netherlands), I had no experience with altitudes.

Despite all this, hiking in the Himalayas is an experience I will never forget and I would highly recommend it to anyone. Here’s why:

The Views Are Out of This World

Well, not really of course – they’re

Groninger Studentenkrant • 9th December 2021

How not to drown in a sea of plastic

Plastic packaging is everywhere in Dutch supermarkets – you can’t even buy an eggplant that isn’t wrapped in plastic. Luckily, some people are trying to raise awareness to combat this problem by becoming part of the plastic free movement. But how can someone manage to be plastic free when all the aisles in supermarkets are overloaded with plastic packaging? Dzjela Samedova told us how she’s doing it.

The Lens • 4th February 2021

Wouter Bruins puts stop to killing day-old chicks: why he became digital champion in farming

His technique to prevent male chicks from being killed instantly after hatching is what earned Wouter Bruins the title of EU digital champion in farming at the 6th Congress of Young Farmers.

Bruins is co-owner of the company In Ovo, which developed a machine that determines whether a chick is male or female before the egg has hatched.

“Of course, it is super cool to win such a title,” says Bruins. “But what is important is that it actually helps. The price is awarded by a couple of prominent m

The Lens • 3rd February 2021

Why hordes of people started doing yoga during lockdown

Since the first lockdown in March, people have started practicing online yoga en masse.

Juliette Vinay, owner of the Youtube channel Yogamoov, saw the number of subscribers to her channel rise from a hundred to 4000 during the first lockdown. The account of the Frenchwoman now has 5,690 subscribers.

“It’s the best decision I ever made,” Vinay says about closing her yoga school and switching to teaching fully online.

But why did yoga gain so much popularity during the Corona crisis? Vinay thin

The Lens • 26th November 2020

Unanticipated Medicine

Rixt Wolters, a young mother, was faced with cervical cancer after her pregnancy. She managed to overcome this sickness with an uncommon method. This is her story.

Rixt Wolters’ home is filled with cooing baby noises, a tea collection ranging from Japanese sencha to English breakfast, and plenty of room for play such as the polka-dotted tipi in the corner. The washing machine is whirring in the background. As soon as I enter the living room, I feel a sense of comfort and calm. But this serenity