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The Compass and the Cosmos: Sacred Geometry

Sacred geometry, examined: the real history behind the ten forms, what nature actually does, and what physics has found in the shape of the universe.

The Greening of Riyadh Saudi Arabia

Riyadh is planting 7.5m trees and running a new metro against an Expo 2030 deadline. A look at the water, heat and money behind the desert city's greening

Ocean Plastic Pollution: How the Tide Is Finally Turning

Ocean plastic pollution is falling: 39% less on Australian coasts. The data, the clean-up technology and the policies proving change is possible

The Backbone of Kindness: Rekindling Our Oldest Virtue in Troubled Times

Kindness is not niceness. Kevin J. Parker argues it is civilisation's load-bearing structure—the backbone on which coexistence depends

Why a Vegetarian Diet is Good for Planet Earth

After over 60 years of a meat eating diet my wife and I are making a determined effort pursue a vegetarian diet persuaded by...

The Koala : Biology, Conservation Status, and Future Prospects

Introduction The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), Australia's iconic arboreal marsupial, represents one of the world's most specialized mammals and faces an unprecedented conservation crisis. This review...

The State of Global Fish Populations: Crisis and Conservation in the World’s Waters

The Ocean's Vanishing Wealth The world's fish populations stand at a critical juncture, caught between ecological collapse and conservation hope. With 37.7% of assessed marine...

Life on the Edge: How Extremophiles Redefine Biology and Expand Our Cosmic Search

Listen to our Deep Dive for an insight into this article Descend into the crushing, lightless abyss of the Pacific Ocean, where fissures in the...

The Great God Car: Re-evaluating Our Worship of the Car in an Age of Electric Dreams and Climate Crisis

Introduction: The Enduring Altar of the Automobile In the early 1990s, I wrote a searing critique of modern transport policy in which I depicted the...

The IUCN Red List: The Urgent Need for Conservation Action

In the autumn of 2024, as the International Union for Conservation of Nature released its latest Red List update, a stark reality confronted the...

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