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But Timbuktu's manuscripts might just change that. The books date from between the 14th and 16th centuries, a time when the town was a thriving trading hub and intellectual center for West Africa. Now, scared that Timbuktu's 50,000 or so surviving books might disintegrate or be sold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lost Treasures of Timbuktu | 7/30/2009 | See Source »

Just how slightly was made clear when Moratinos' visit was nearly canceled over the thorny issue of territorial waters. The longtime dispute - Britain claims the first three nautical miles around the peninsula, while Spain holds those waters to be its own - flared anew in May when the European Commission, at...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Who Owns Gibraltar? Spain Takes a Step Onto the Rock | 7/21/2009 | See Source »

The threat to humans, however, is still slight compared with the eco-damage the invasive serpents can wreak. Officials, for example, fear pythons may be on the brink of wiping out what remains of the endangered Key Largo wood rat and that other South Florida animals like the Key Deer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Florida Wrestles with Its Python Problem | 7/10/2009 | See Source »

GALAPAGOS, Ecuador— “Indigenous” is a word in vogue today—a way to describe local peoples manipulated, depopulated, or even replaced as the main inhabitants of a region In many places, the struggle for indigenous rights is a hot-button issue. Conservation...

Author: By Alexander R. Konrad | Title: Whose Islands Are They? | 7/8/2009 | See Source »

When you resigned from the AOGCC [Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission], that was a huge catapult for you. Do you think this might catapult you as well? Or do you see it as kind of a selfless move, more for the state than for you? It's all for...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TIME's Interview with Sarah Palin: 'It's All for Alaska' | 7/8/2009 | See Source »

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