Tag: environment

Don’t Stress the Mess
Soul + Body
Good Mood

Don’t Stress the Mess

Environmental psychology – the study of how our natural and built surroundings influence us as individuals – suggests that too much order can be of social detriment.
Sylwia Niemczyk
How Arne Sowed the Seed
World + People
Nature

How Arne Sowed the Seed

Almost half a century ago, the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss created the concept of deep ecology. We still have much to learn from his principles today.
Andrzej Kula
Our Fungal Friends
World + People
Nature

Our Fungal Friends

We should not only think of mushrooms for their culinary uses – fungi hold immense ecological potential to repair the environment.
Łukasz Nowacki
A Rubbish Island
World + People
Nature

A Rubbish Island

Microplastics are almost imperceptible to the human eye. Yet their impact on the environment is shocking – as evidenced by the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Piotr Żelazny
The Minds Of Plants
World + People
Nature

The Minds Of Plants

From the memories of flowers to the sociability of trees, the cognitive capacities of our vegetal cousins are all around us.
Laura Ruggles
The Children of the Whale
World + People
Nature

The Children of the Whale

The Indigenous Mirning people of the Great Australian Bight are fighting to protect nature – both the land and the sea that they call home.
Agnieszka Burton
Demand Change!
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
Miłosz Artefact
Art + Stories
Art

Miłosz Artefact

Czesław Miłosz’s poem “And the City Stood in Its Brightness” deals with loss. It also allows us to reflect on solastalgia, or environmental grief.
Anna Drzewiecki
Isolated Island Group Is Now One of the World’s Largest Animal Sanctuaries
World + People
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
World + People
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