Tag: nature

World + People

Ally Girls

Three teenage girls from the Indigenous communities of the Americas are raising environmental awareness all around the world.

Aleksandra Lipczak

Roots That Heal

Soul + Body

Wellbeing

Roots That Heal

In the face of a global health crisis, the Secoya – an Indigenous peoples living in the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Amazon – have turned to the Amazon rainforest for help.

Sylwia Niemczyk

Earthworms on the Piano

World + People

Science

Earthworms on the Piano

Cultural scientist and philosopher Justyna Schollenberger explains what Charles Darwin taught us about empathy, cooperation and animals.

Aleksandra Gosk, Tomasz Sitarz

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

Made for Walking?

World + People

Nature

Made for Walking?

The story of land vertebrates begins around four hundred million years ago. But was the evolution of fins and then legs really such a great idea?

Mikołaj Golachowski

The Discreet Movements of the Sunflower

World + People

Nature

The Discreet Movements of the Sunflower

Plants – fixed to the earth by their roots – move in an entirely different way to humans and animals. What biological mechanisms enable their movement?

Marcin Zych

Humans Need Nature to Blossom

World + People

Nature

Humans Need Nature to Blossom

Human bodies are linked to nature. For our remote forebears in pre-history a green, non-threatening, beautiful landscape would have signalled: Green. Vegetation. Water. Somewhere to sleep safely.

The Wisdom of Flowers

World + People

Nature

The Wisdom of Flowers

Spring is the perfect time to be inspired by nature – flowers can be a great source of knowledge for us humans.

Maria Górz

$Explainer: what are fractals?$

World + People

Outer Space

Explainer: what are fractals?

Fractals are exquisite structures produced by nature, hiding in plain sight all around us.

Michael Rose

The Unbearable Fluidity of Being

World + People

Nature

The Unbearable Fluidity of Being

A trip to the forest gives us the chance to reflect on nature – in all its wet, blooming, perfumed springtime glory.

Szymon Drobniak