Tag: ecology

Metaphors of Nature
World + People
Nature

Metaphors of Nature

If only humans would stop for a moment and observe the world around us, we might discover that there are other modes of cognition, just as fascinating as ours.
Julia Fiedorczuk
How Arne Sowed the Seed
World + People
Nature

How Arne Sowed the Seed

Almost half a century ago, the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss created the concept of deep ecology. We still have much to learn from his principles today.
Andrzej Kula
Our Fungal Friends
World + People
Nature

Our Fungal Friends

We should not only think of mushrooms for their culinary uses – fungi hold immense ecological potential to repair the environment.
Łukasz Nowacki
Always Against the Current
World + People
Nature

Always Against the Current

Within his lifetime, Viktor Schauberger was often underappreciated. Yet today, the Austrian appears to have been a technological and ecological visionary.
Monika Waraxa
Against Apocalypse
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Nature

Against Apocalypse

What does the word ‘apocalypse’ mean? And how can we understand it in the context of an Earth hurtling towards climate catastrophe?
Julia Fiedorczuk
Demand Change!
Art + Stories
Opinions

Demand Change!

Naomi Klein’s latest book “How to Change Everything” (co-written with Rebecca Stefoff) is an inspirational guide, sure to spur the youngest generation to environmental action.
Paulina Wilk
Life-Giving Dust
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Nature

Life-Giving Dust

With its origins in the desert, Saharan dust is a phenomenon with benefits that reach around the world.
Michał Brennek
A Rubbish Island
World + People
Nature

A Rubbish Island

Microplastics are almost imperceptible to the human eye. Yet their impact on the environment is massive—as massive as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Piotr Żelazny
Only Connect
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Only Connect

Buddhism and ecology both refuse to separate the human and natural worlds – and demand that we act accordingly.
David P. Barash
The World Is a Larch
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Nature

The World Is a Larch

In many cultures and languages, trees – their roots, trunks and branches – carry great narrative significance.
Michał Książek