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A Foundation That’s Falling Apart
World + People
Science

A Foundation That’s Falling Apart

Sand is a basic ingredient of modern life, most notably as a component of concrete buildings. Our consumption of sand is growing by 10% a year, bringing with it dire ecological consequences.
Paulina Wilk
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
The Tale of the Plastic Bag
Art + Stories
Fiction

The Tale of the Plastic Bag

In the distant future, Plastic Bag meets Diamond on Henderson Island, a plastic-strewn landmass in the Pacific Ocean. A short story set in the Plasticozoic Era.
Joanna Rudniańska
A Zero-Waste Game
Soul + Body
Good Food

A Zero-Waste Game

The concept of ethical consumption is often difficult to grasp. A plant-based blogger explores how we can recycle in the kitchen and reduce food waste.
Marta Dymek
You Can’t Eat Money
World + People
Nature

You Can’t Eat Money

Everyone knows you are what you eat. But no one knows this better than Polish farmer Mieczysław Babalski, who leads us through his organic land as he shares his passion for natural solutions.
Berenika Steinberg
Plastic-Filled Herrings
World + People
Nature

Plastic-Filled Herrings

We sent our special correspondent Łukasz Kaniewski to find out more about the problem of plastic debris polluting the Baltic Sea. Turns out it’s not so bad, but it’s not great either. We must protect the sea—mainly from ourselves.
Łukasz Kaniewski
The Power of Decay
World + People
Nature

The Power of Decay

Sooner or later, all organic matter will decompose. Luckily enough, from death and decay comes new life, in the form of compost—which can be made from our own bodies, too.
Monika Kucia
The Man Who Measured the World
World + People
Science

The Man Who Measured the World

Alexander von Humboldt spent most of his life observing and measuring nature across the world. In many ways, he is the godfather of ecology.
Mirosław Wlekły