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Bartram’s Garden is many things to many people: a home for horticulture, an ancient riverfront, an African Diaspora farm, and a place of untold histories.
This public park spans nearly 50 acres in Southwest Philadelphia, offering peace, rest, and connection.
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January 8, 2026
I study rat nests − here’s why rodents make great archivists
Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists. That’s because they forage food and build dens, storing fabric, paper, animal bones, plant remains and other materials under floorboards,...
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