Environment

The end of the world makes headlines

Over the last decade, climate change has become more and more present in newspapers and magazines. Here’s what’s changed.

by Alice Azzolini

Hasta ahí les puedo decir

by MAIZE

Staying alive

In Antarctica the possibility of failing is not just a bitter feeling, it is a matter of life and death.

by Susanna Marchini

The cave down to the earth

The dilemma between endless human inventions and the responsibility of explaining how they should be treated to those who come after us.

by Giulia Pozzobon

A different kind of survival of the fittest

The Galápagos archipelago, like many other unique places across the globe, has to contend with more people’s curiosities. 

by Vittoria Traverso

Flatland climbers

In the 1970s, a group of mountaineers started despising the myth of a hard and pure climber.

by Susanna Marchini

Thinking beyond what is possible

The first person to have walked to the South and North Poles explains how resilience saved his life during near-death experiences.

by Robert Swan

The metaphysics of plants

Plants age and rejuvenate, a trunk can live for centuries, a branch might last weeks. This rhythm gives plants a sense of time.

by Alberto Tundo

The immortality of animals

Some sea creatures live forever, and flies expire in a day. For humans, death is inevitable, but not necessarily for animals.

by Henry Albert

Chronicles of a fading-out civilization

How can a civilization teach itself how to die?

by Alice Azzolini

Do we really care about the Anthropocene?

A quick-and-complete overview of our current geological era which is becoming heavily impacted by human behavior.

by MAIZE

Who is responsible for the climate crisis?

It's not the failure of a species, it’s the failure of a system.

by Jason Moore

How on earth did we get here?

Explorers and adventurers can bridge the gap between nature and our understanding of it.

by Alex Bellini

Death to the jackals

Climate profiteers might seem to all belong to the same category of entrepreneurs, but not all are helping the green revolution.

by Alberto Tundo

Our last chance

There are boundaries that we must not cross not only in regard to climate change but also concerning the terrestrial ecosystem.

by Andrea Signorelli

The end of boundaries

Drawing lines is a cultural practice that puts us, and our view of reality, on the map.

by Riccardo Coluccini

Turning pollution into stone

Reducing, or zeroing greenhouse gas emissions won’t be enough to mitigate climate warming, is removing carbon dioxide the answer?

by Louise Charles

Post-Anthropocene: a survivor’s guide

Imagine a catastrophe has happened, and it’s day zero. Where would we start from to rebuild our society?

by Andrea Signorelli