Category: environment

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The Wonderful Wizard of MinecraftDigital noodler Adam Clarke builds a better world – one block at a time
Interview

The citizen way of thinkingReformed ad man Jon Alexander creates a better future
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Free your mind from gravityThe exciting future of art in space
Interview

How to design better using scienceMeet the creators of the world’s first autonomous plant
Interview

To infinity and beyondUniversal Everything embraces technology to generate endless joy
Guest Post

Desire Is Our Superpower. Use It!First we fancy Brian Eno – then we save the world
Guest Post

The skin of our coastsCalculating the surprising value of a mangrove forest
Interview

Erik Harley does mind the bollocksSpain’s urban avenger exposes architectural dick-waving
Interview

Jock ZonfrilloThe MasterChef judge and chef – in his own words
Book Extract

The Caring HandSpanish field veterinarian and author María Sánchez honours rural women in the shadows
Interview

“Digital technologies can stimulate empathy”Queer Eye Brazil host Guto Requena on urban design – and love
Short Story

Kármán NomadsWhen living in outer space becomes a reality
Podcast

Humour in dark timesThe Futurenauts get Jon Richardson to open up
Conversation

Restoring Eden – Iraq’s marshlandsAzzam Alwash in conversation with John Elkington
List

Weird fishesThese fish are cooler than you
Book Extract

Dougald Hine – At Work in the RuinsA deep, dark reflection on humanity’s destructive path
Guest Post

Defender of the ReefFreediving with Coral Gardener Titouan Bernicot
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Deep troubleIs deep sea mining inevitable?
Feature

Empty SkiesStopping the vulture’s freefall
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Can advertising be good?Brian Eno and Jon Alexander headline the world’s first Earth Day Advertising Summit
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Ova before ya know itOcto-life – from egg to enigma to end
Interview

“Activism came from punk”Moby on veganism, scepticism and punk rock
Quick Read

A bond across centuriesVisit the last place of the extinct great auk
Interview

Cool ideas for a hot planetInside the nonprofit that turned festival activism into an art form
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“All birds are gay!”Paris Nicholson’s top five hottest birds in the sky
Interview

Wing and a prayerTim Flach’s rare and endangered bird portraits are punk AF
Feature

Gulliver travels to San SebastiánThe cool culinary congress inspired by Gulliver’s Travels
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The golden coral women of WasiniMeet the Kenyan fisherwomen breathing life back into a dying island
Feature

Let’s go fly a red kiteNature talks! A bird’s eye view from Argaty
Interview

Cape of good hopeHow Kiara Scott is changing the face of South African wine
Photo Essay

Georgian wine, eggs and the miracle of lifeLooking for the spiritual meaning of the kvevri
Interview

Spawning a different planetJapanese photographer Tony Wu celebrates the ocean’s remarkable ‘alien’ creatures
Interview

Beneath the surfaceAn epic voyage with underwater photographer Cristina Mittermeier
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Top 10 Earth Day eventsHow to do Earth Day 2023
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Let’s talk about death, babyMeet the people reducing the stigma around dying
Conversation

Rebel rousers and rooted memoriesDana Thompson and Jeremy Umansky go wild
Interview

Dominique Crenn on art – and loveThe rebel chef with four Michelin stars paints her utopia
Book Extract

The Internet of Living ThingsMicrobes have their own version of the Internet
Interview

The Sound of Temperature RisingChristine Sun Kim’s heated soundscape focuses on climate change
Interview

“Will our legacy be pyramids of garbage?”Q&A with Lebanese-Egyptian artist Bahia Shehab
Interview

Everything Will ChangeCan this dystopian road movie from the future save us?
Quick Read

The future is plastic freeYour new creative tool to design plastic out of existence
Guest Post

“I want a repairable toaster”Make it circular or don’t make it at all
Quick Read

Braille NeueA universal typeface for a more inclusive society
Video

‘The Real Ross’ – Steve BrusatteSimone Angel meets Jurassic Park’s dinosaur consultant
Interview

Going circularUpcycling in Taiwan is changing the way we see trash
Feature

See it, save it, sow itMeet the seed savers growing our future with every colour of the rainbow
Interview

The New Year starts with VeganuaryYou can make an omelette without breaking eggs
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21 cosmic websites you need to knowHow big is space? Sci-fi legend David Brin investigates
Interview

The climate hero that doesn’t sleepMatt Davies on why the termite is the greatest superbug
Interview

“Being Fulani is my journey”Basque Culinary World Prize winner Chef Fatmata Binta lifts the lid on her heritage
Guest Post

When climate data goes viralViral activist Benjamin Von Wong explains climate equity in paper and charcoal
Book Extract

“You are already eating bugs!”Gaia Vince argues for meat alternatives to avoid climate upheaval
Quick Read

When nature singsEight new protest albums for the climate emergency
Interview

The stinger swindlerVicki Hird on why the hoverfly is the greatest superbug
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The dragon with a jet engine bumJessica Ware on why the dragonfly is the greatest superbug
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Life, death and red eggsChewing on Chinese food and identity with Celestial Peach
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18 designers at the tableThe Climate Creative Collective bringing maverick creativity to COP27
Interview

Meet Peru’s superchef power coupleA Good City Guide to Lima: Exclusive joint interview with Pía León & Virgilio Martínez
Quick Read

Virgins are doing it for themselvesThe endangered bird thinking positive to give birth
Interview

“I’d have a cold beer every day!”Toast Ale co-founder Louisa Ziane brews a better future
Interview

Eggs on the edgeSaving the world’s weirdest parrot and a newt the size of a man
Conversation

Diving after your dreamsNelly Ben Hayoun meets Jill Heinerth – the fearless aquanaut who dives through icebergs
Book Extract

“Cherish the soil as a living entity”Renowned eco-feminist Vandana Shiva reflects on 50 years of activism
Quick Read

Whatever you do, make it circularIt’s time to build a circular society – one great idea at a time
Quiz

Custard, clitorises and golden geeseIt’s the Wonderful World of Eggs Quiz!
Interview

On the wings of scienceTracking the extraordinary journey of the cuckoo
Editor’s Note

Introducing TOPIA Season 02 – The EggCracking life’s mysteries with Lisa Goldapple
Interview

Bendy ‘nanas and wonky flowersQ&A with nostalgia-loving, garden-plucking artist Liv Lee
Feature

If it’s broke, fix itTaking mending to the street doctors
Book Extract

How to start a mini-forest revolutionCan the Miyawaki Method rapidly rewild the world?
Interview

In Hearts WakeThe imperfect pursuit of a climate positive album
Feature

The Good, the Bad, and the G.O.A.T.What goatscaping can teach us about change
Interview

Diving into the DunesEnter the heart of the Sahara with a meteorite hunter
List

Amy Westervelt makes the best climate podcasts in the worldHere’s what she’s listening to
Conversation

“Capitalism can be good”John Elkington meets Patagonia’s billionaire boss Yvon Chouinard
Interview

Beatie Wolfe beamed music into spaceMeet the musical visionary
Interview

Enter the Maus HausQ&A with Alice in Wonderland-inspired street artist Claudia Osborn
Feature

Can urban acupuncture heal us?9 cities feeling the pinpricks of change
Feature

Meet the bacalhau-prophetsOn the trail of Lisbon’s faithful friend – salted cod
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Animal heroesAnimals do the most outrageously good things
Interview

“Kafka knew what buttons he was pushing”What will be the last creature on Earth? A cockroach expert answers.
Interview

“Water bears are mini-astronauts”What will be the last creature on Earth? A tardigrade expert answers.
Quick Read

The world’s first solar biennialA new and holistic perspective on the energy of the sun
Guest Post

Can sci-fi save the world?David Brin on George Orwell and the self-preventing prophecy
Guest Post

Volcanoes are cooler than youThey do more than look good – they change the world
Conversation

Erling Kagge wants us to shut up!Nelly Ben Hayoun explores silence with the polar explorer
Guest Post

Homo Dodo – A suitable case for extinctionJohn Elkington’s Adventures in Wonderland
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Introducing Space FeminismsBringing a new perspective to the space industry
Feature

Art in uncharted watersVisions of nature blend art and science
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Art, the Universe and EverythingA mind-bending trip with the artists probing the Big Bang
Quick Read

Good news! Our planets are safeThe solar system is stable for at least 100,000 years
Guest Post

Storytelling our way to eco-utopiaWhy climate change fiction is important
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5 radical books to reframe your perspectiveYour summer reading list – brought to you by What Design Can Do
Interview

“Bras made of recycled water bottles are a distraction!”Taking plastic solutions beyond eco-circles
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Meet the nü waste warriorsDouglas McMaster’s Justice League gives upcycling a twist
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Obviously extinctAll hail these awesome doomed creatures by artist Bill Carman
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TikTok O’Clock14 creators creating real change
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“Nature will outlast capitalism”Songwriter-scientist Love Ssega designs his utopia
Interview

“Anarchy is misunderstood”Skirting the strange with a pioneering off-road rally driver
Feature

How to hack a bus stopBrandalism fights corporate crimes with spoof ads
Quick Read

The truth has changedGasland director Josh Fox is staging a frontline resistance through cinema
Interview

Tales on two wheels in CuritibaMeet cycling storyteller Cadu Cinelli
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Putting the perfume in planetary scienceWhy the Milky Way tastes like raspberries
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The artists are revolting11 musicians turning their activism up to 11
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Unexpected happinessThe “happy walking” revolution in Java Island
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How to live – and build – in symbiosis with natureEco-conscious designer Julia Watson explores the power of Indigenous technologies
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“In my ideal world everyone has seen Harold and Maude!”Space-beaming musical visionary Beatie Wolfe designs her utopia
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How to avoid being hit by lightningScience, radio and myths collide in Zimbabwe
Interview

Culture, climate, cocktails & kaleFrom the meatless desk of Alicia Kennedy
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Wet & (re)wild in ArgentinaFull immersion in the Iberá wetlands
Guest Post

Loving Takaya – The Wild Sea WolfCatch the stunning journey of a lone animal hero on BBC iPlayer until 15 October
Photo Essay

Driving at the speed of the Nordic sunMeet the off-road rally car driver who fought her way across black lava
Poetry

Primordial Mother Speaks for HerselfAn Earth Day poem by Zakiya Mckenzie
Guest Post

Warring futures – Russia vs. Costa RicaForces of degeneration and regeneration battle it out
Feature

Seeing starsMeet the people whose dreams came true in the Spanish countryside
List

7 best books for a Big BangNoodles, marbles and Brian May
Interview

The forces that move usParag Khanna explains how climate change is remapping humanity
Feature

“You literally piss on your robot”Recycling ourselves to cheat death
Interview

How to bring down a Russian timber baronMeet the eco spies uncovering Siberian scandals
Quick Read

Pond scum art – Ever seen algae up close?TOPIA meets Instagram hit Couch Microscopy
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“I have no desire to become a hat”I am beaver: if nature’s furry engineers could talk
Conversation

Teaching birds to fly – using puppetsTOPIA meets Kris Tompkins: the wilderness conservationist reversing extinction
Feature

Deep impact – Shooting to the starsMeet the world’s top astrophotographers
Interview

“We are the cosmic weirdos”How can we see space differently? Dr Chanda Prescod-Weinstein answers
Interview

Scott Riley’s Ruins of Civilization“The animals started helping each other and things got biblical”
Editor’s Note

Introducing TOPIA S01 – The Big BangAre you ready for this cosmic jelly?
Poetry

Bangers, bears & tentacles!Three mind-bending poems from the point of view of an atom, nautilus and tardigrade
Interview

“We’re missing the first chapter”How can we see space differently? James Webb Space Telescope’s Dr Amber Straughn answers
Interview

Sciencing the “Bazinga!” out of The Big Bang TheoryBehind the scenes: what it’s like to fact-check Sheldon Cooper
Interview

“In my ideal world there’s no alien waste”Zero waste chef Douglas McMaster creates his utopia
Short Story

The Old Heads of Elder Grove learn about air pollutionA short story by Zakiya Mckenzie
Poetry

“Apocalypse is too Greek a word”3 poems from the periphery by Nigerian poet Ojo Taiye
Feature

Cracking up3 satirists shining a light on Zimbabwe’s political problems
Conversation

Space rocksTOPIA meets the stardust expert who eyeballs fireballs to hunt for water

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