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Goshin's creator died over 20 years ago but his remarkable work lives on with the precise directions he left behind.

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In Belize’s Actun Tunichil Muknal cave, a sacred Maya site, plants grow in darkness, sparking concerns about how tourism affects its fragile ecosystem.

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