Here's a very good argument against space settlements on Mars or the Moon. But also for space research that saves the Earth
Alternative Editorial: The Whole Territory
Attending COP this fortnight, Vanessa Nakate says young people fighting for a habitable planet need to be properly resourced
Every nuance of AI, awe and charisma anatomised, clean aircraft and hydrogen cells. Noema’s top ten 2023 stories are a ride
“Peace isn’t the absence of war, but a dynamic process that can be built, nurtured and sustained”. Designing Peace shows the creative possibilities
28 “climate pioneers” in the BBC’s Top 100 women list this year - planet-wide, endlessly enterprising and worth heralding
Crypto types need to give up libertarian ideas of escape, and connect their code to maker communities - known as "Crypto For Real"
Californian statespersons are “planetary realists”—brokering subnational green agreements with China where the US cannot
Can you see like a superorganism? In polarised, antagonistic times, Richard Bartlett shows us how to perceive our “macro-beings”
In Sesotho, "fito" means “joining diverse pieces to make one powerful effort”. Fito Networks in South Africa aims at exactly that
Alternative Editorial: Shifting Power
A BETTER MEDIA, A/UK EDITORIAL, BEHAVIOUR, DEMOCRATIC INNOVATION, FEMININE, GLOBALISTS, NEW ENERGY SOURCES, WAR/PEACEpat kanewar, Israel, Gaza, middle east, conflict transformation, feminine, femmeq, power
YouthXYouth’s Ila Malhotra Gregory on the need for a global (r)evolution, led by youth, for education
What the IPPC does for climate - gather data to guide policy, in crisis conditions - is what we need for artificial intelligence. Call it a GAIO
As the blades of Dogger Bank start turning, renewable energy looks on track to help us stay at 1.5C of warming
Prominent Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi has won the 2023 Nobel peace prize
Powered by methanol made of gas from landfill, the "Laura Maersk" is a major step towards net-zero shipping
Jeremy Rifkin creates the biggest picture: an Age of Progress superseded by an Age of Resilience
Intensifying the everyday—by making a scent garden for migrants in Gateshead, and by weirding a toy shop in Ayr High Street
We'll have to reimagine our holiday season, as climate crisis compels us to change our means of travel and destinations
“Uncertainty can be scary, but can it also be a source of hope or opportunity?” The pastoralists of the world may have much to teach us