Tag: nature

$Explainer: what are fractals?$

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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

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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

Little Things That Matter

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Nature

Little Things That Matter

Plankton usually take on tiny forms and exist in beautiful variety. They are also a key part of the ocean’s ecology – and are under threat from the climate crisis.

Mikołaj Golachowski

The Birds and the Bees

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Nature

The Birds and the Bees

Orgies, love triangles, necrophilia – nature’s amorous repertoire is just a debauched as that of humans, and in some cases even more so.

Mikołaj Golachowski

Isolated Island Group Is Now One of the World’s Largest Animal Sanctuaries

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Nature

Isolated Island Group Is Now One of the World’s Largest Animal Sanctuaries

One of the world’s most isolated island groups has just been made one of the world’s largest ocean reserves.

Scotty Hendricks

To Everything, Tern Tern Tern

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Nature

To Everything, Tern Tern Tern

A short story set in 2040, when due to global warming Iceland’s climate becomes vastly colder and harsher. A biology teacher disappears during a school trip and her daughter starts to search for her.

Birna Anna Björnsdóttir

Doctors in Scotland Can Now Prescribe Nature to Their Patients

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Wellbeing

Doctors in Scotland Can Now Prescribe Nature to Their Patients

Take one long stroll, four times a week.

How a 15-Minute ‘Awe Walk’ Drastically Improves Mental Health

Soul + Body

Good Mood

How a 15-Minute ‘Awe Walk’ Drastically Improves Mental Health

Move over, forest bathing.

Derek Beres

Sweat, Sage, and Shamans

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Dreams and Visions

Sweat, Sage, and Shamans

Sweatlodge purification ceremonies – part of the traditions of various Indigenous peoples – are also practised in Poland. Is this cultural appropriation?

Ewa Pluta

The Subterranean Brain of the Forest

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Nature

The Subterranean Brain of the Forest

The forest is full of life, not only in the green leaves that burst out of tree crowns, but also underground, where a dense collection of roots and fungi form a communication network.