Category: Environment
On Respecting the Amazon and What is Owed to the Planet
How many times do we have to use the tools of the civilization that wants…
Empire of the Ants: What Insect Supercolonies Can Teach Us
John Whitfield in The Guardian: It is a familiar story: a small group of animals…
Imagine Bangladesh in the Year 2050
The people of Bangladesh have much to teach us about how a crowded planet can…
Radioactive Waste, Baby Bottles and Spam: the Deep Ocean has Become a Dumping Ground
James Bradley in The Guardian: The first hydrothermal vent was found in 1977 by scientists…
Téa Obreht’s New Climate Novel, ‘The Morningside’
Originally from the former Yugoslavia, Obreht now resides in Wyoming. “The Morningside” takes place in…
Dunes Aren’t Just For Sand Worms. Here’s Why They Matter on Earth.
Allyson Chiu in The Washington Post: The famed coastal dunes that inspired the shifting sand landscape of…
Power Plant on the Moon By Mid-2030s
by Edd Gent in Singularity Hub: Supporting any future settlement on the moon would require…
How Much Life Has Ever Existed on Earth, and How Much Ever Will?
Peter Crockford in Singularity Hub: All organisms are made of living cells. While it is difficult…
How You Can Easily Delay Climate Change Today: SO2 Injection
Tomas Pueyo in Uncharted Territories: In We Can Already Stop Climate Change If We Want To,…
All Aboard the Bureaucracy Train
The United States has the most expensive transportation infrastructure in the world and that’s because…
What’s a Group of Ravens Called?
These super-smart birds recognize other friendly birds, as well as human faces. By the way,…
Winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024
The winners of the Underwater Photographer of the Year 2024 competition were announced in an…