Tag: earth

Oil!
World + People
Nature

Oil!

Humanity's relationship with oil is a history of addiction and getting high off the "black gold." Can we ever recover from it?
Paulina Wilk
The Woods Do Us Good
World + People
Nature

The Woods Do Us Good

Greenery and birdsong are not only pleasant, but can also heal us. Is this a strong statement? Yes, but there is evidence for it. It seems that we are all biophiles for whom harmony with nature is a condition of happiness.
Adam Zbyryt
The Reindeer Were Here First
World + People
Nature

The Reindeer Were Here First

The Sámi live in harmony with nature. Their proven and effective methods may prove invaluable in our struggles with a changing climate.
Ula Idzikowska
The Great Stabilization
World + People
Outer Space

The Great Stabilization

Everything that produces heat—stars, the Earth, animals—also has to find a way to control and balance its temperature.
Łukasz Kaniewski
A White Polar Summer
World + People
Nature, Outer Space

A White Polar Summer

Depending on the time of year, in the North and South Poles our largest star either shines twenty-four hours a day or not at all. This has an impact on local flora and fauna—and the global environment.
Mikołaj Golachowski
Cosmic Transmissions (Spring, 2022)
World + People
Outer Space

Cosmic Transmissions (Spring, 2022)

Our science editor delivers news from Earth and space, including the James Webb Space Telescope, the sun’s Nemesis, and the longest thunderbolt ever recorded.
Łukasz Kaniewski
We Are Nature
World + People
Nature

We Are Nature

Spinoza helps diagnose the bad ideas and sad passions that preclude us from a finer relationship with the natural world.
Beth Lord
Scientists Identify 24 Planets Potentially Better Suited For Life Than Earth
World + People
Outer Space

Scientists Identify 24 Planets Potentially Better Suited For Life Than Earth

The study identified superhabitable planets outside of our solar system.
Robby Berman
My Gaia
Art + Stories
Experiences

My Gaia

The Earth – which is undisputedly round – has been subjected to some bizarre theories across history. What is also certain, is that we need to act now to save it.
Mikołaj Golachowski
The Planet Is A-Changing
World + People
Science

The Planet Is A-Changing

The work of James Hutton, Edward Suess and James Lovelock suggests that living organisms work alongside inorganic matter to sustain – or destroy – life on Earth.
Łukasz Kaniewski