In the opening scene, they’re met by some hateful townspeople. Loach depicts this sequence as a series of black-and-white photographs taken by Yara while on the bus. When one of the angry ...

Researchers said a “rapid decline” of plant life and the introduction of a new species may have led to the loach’s disappearance. Photo by Liu, Lyu, Du, Chen (2025) In a deep pond rich with ...