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Shanghai, China: Sponge City on the Delta

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 12 Shanghai is sinking. The city centre has subsided more than three metres since the late nineteenth century, while the...

The Living Marsh: The World’s Remaining Wetlands and the Intelligence of Water

The Living Marsh Feature · The Living World The world’s remaining wetlands, the work they do for the planet, and the intelligence of water At first light,...

Modern Slavery in the Twenty-First Century

Is modern slavery surging, or just better counted? Inside the contested 49.6 million figure, forced-labour supply chains and the new trade crackdown.

Shenzhen, China: Electrifying the Megacity

GREEN CITIES SERIES  |  ARTICLE 10 In 2017, Shenzhen became the first city in the world to operate a fully electric public bus fleet. In...

The Green Man: From Medieval Margins to Ecological Icon

The Green Man evolves from medieval church carvings to modern eco-icon, symbolizing humanity’s entwined fate with nature and ecological renewal.

The Great Debate: A Scientific and Ethical Inquiry into Vaccinations

Introduction: A Modern Paradox Vaccination stands as one of modern medicine's most profound and unequivocal triumphs. Each year, immunizations prevent an estimated 3.5 to 5...

The Enduring Legacy of Catholic Mysticism

During my late teens and early twenties I seriously considered entering the Catholic priesthood as I was deeply moved by the mystic elements in...

The Architecture of Now: The Life, Philosophy, and Influence of Eckhart Tolle

Listen to our five-minute insights into the life and works of Eckhart Tolle, a philosopher and practitioner who many of us admire, to get...

The Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) Theory of Consciousness: A Multidisciplinary Analysis

Executive Summary The Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) theory represents one of the most ambitious and controversial scientific frameworks for consciousness ever proposed (1, 2). Developed...

The Empathetic Eye: How Feeling Enhances Seeing in Scientific Discovery

Introduction: The Scientist's Dilemma—A Feeling for the Organism or a Dispassionate Gaze? The archetype of the scientist is etched into the cultural imagination with a...

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