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Tag: ecology

Ginkgo
Art + Stories
Fiction

Ginkgo

Haunted by its dreams, a young child is taken to the Ginkgo, where a wise teacher awaits it… A short story set after the Anthropocene epoch, on a green hill beyond the rusty mountains.
Joanna Rudniańska
The Trouble with Too Many Bodies
World + People
Science

The Trouble with Too Many Bodies

As the global population continues to grow, an uncomfortable question arises: where do we find the space to continue storing the deceased?
Paulina Wilk
A Lesson in Wonder
World + People
Nature

A Lesson in Wonder

In 1962, the marine biologist Rachel Carson published her seminal book on the ecological effects of pesticides, “Silent Spring”. As a result, she advanced the global environmental movement, but was unfairly discredited by her political opponents.
Julia Fiedorczuk
Escape to the Apocalypse
Art + Stories
Opinions

Escape to the Apocalypse

Abrahamic eschatology teaches us that the end of the world is coming. Maybe that’s why we’re so captivated by catastrophe in the West.
Tomasz Stawiszyński
The Lost Dream of the Future
World + People
Nature

The Lost Dream of the Future

Clive Hamilton talks about the importance of preparing for a harsher future, the role of big businesses in climate change denial, and why we must abandon the idea of endless progress.
Agata Kasprolewicz
A Political Weather Forecast
World + People
Dreams and Visions

A Political Weather Forecast

History shows us that the weather is intrinsically connected with politics. More specifically, drastic changes in climate can lead to mass migration, instigating the collapse of old empires and the birth of new societies.
Andrzej Krajewski
An Indian Summer at the Babalskis’
Art + Stories
Experiences

An Indian Summer at the Babalskis’

Our writer returns to Aleksandra and Mieczysław Babalski’s organic farm in the north of Poland to find out what lays in wait for the soil during autumn.
Berenika Steinberg
Jellyfish
Art + Stories, World + People
Nature, Opinions

Jellyfish

An anecdote about rescuing washed-up jellyfish can teach us a broader lesson about how we might treat the environment we live in.
Julia Fiedorczuk
On Interbeing
Art + Stories
Opinions

On Interbeing

Interconnectedness – the idea that everything is connected with everything else – is a pertinent example of how science can meet with poetry and spirituality.
Julia Fiedorczuk
What Can Greta Do?
Art + Stories
Experiences

What Can Greta Do?

Today, Greta Thunberg is an icon of the battle against global warming. The unassuming 16-year-old has brought impetus to a worldwide youth movement, but what comes next?
Paulina Wilk