Stories
For more than half a century, nature documentaries have sold us an untouched paradise. Geographies of Solitude takes a 16mm camera to Sable Island, 160 km into the Atlantic, where naturalist Zoe Lucas has logged ocean plastic for four decades. So where exactly is "away"?
Planet
In the mid-twentieth century, cities buried their waterways under concrete. Today, they are tearing up the asphalt. The Cheonggyecheon restoration in Seoul is hailed as a miracle of urban planning. Yet beneath the surface of this pumped water lies a heavy price paid in eco gentrification.
Planet
We build our cities from dead materials. Sustainability merely delays this inevitable decay. We must abandon this illusion and embrace regenerative architecture principles like mycelium architecture.
Planet
We assume nature has no secrets left. Yet the desolate Kerguelen Islands just yielded the first new penguin species named in over a century. Pygoscelis kerguelensis survived in absolute isolation, but this genetic miracle now faces an uncertain future in a rapidly shifting climate.
Planet
We are sold a seamless digital universe, but the physical reality is far heavier. From the carbon footprint of cloud storage to the water consumption of data centers, the pristine language of artificial intelligence masterfully hides a colossal industrial machine that mines the earth.
Planet
Walking in a forest is not just a rest in nature; it is an entry into a massive biochemical network. While modern cities silently break down our biology, Japan prescribes Shinrin-yoku as actual medicine. The invisible chemical shield that protects trees is exactly what our immune system needs.
Places
We usually build sterile concrete boxes to protect art from the elements. Deep in a Norwegian forest, a former wood pulp mill has been transformed into a space where contemporary sculptures and BIG's The Twist surrender entirely to the corrosive and healing powers of the earth.
Places
Singapore is abandoning the outdated garden city model for a radical regenerative ecosystem. By engineering wind corridors, mandating surface shading, and adopting avian urbanism, the nation transforms lethal glass and concrete into a breathing sanctuary for humans and wildlife.
Planet
For centuries, we believed nocturnal insects fluttering around streetlamps were drawn to the brightness. Recent scientific data dismantles this myth. The chaotic flight we witness is not a mysterious attraction, but a fatal collapse of equilibrium caused by artificial lighting.
Places
Suspended in the Harads forest of Swedish Lapland, Treehotel's Biosphere features a facade of 350 birdhouses. Far from a mere aesthetic choice, BIG’s design is a calculated response to industrial forestry: an architectural peace treaty forcing humans to surrender dominance over the wild.
Planet
For centuries, the hypnotic winter flights of starlings were thought to be telepathy. Today, science reveals a much darker reality. Behind one of nature’s most breathtaking visual displays lies a mathematical masterpiece built entirely on fear—a flawless algorithm fading from our skies.
Planet
Human engineers spent 80 years optimizing the Tokyo subway system. Yet, when presented with the same geographical constraints, a single-celled slime mold flawlessly recreated the entire rail network in just 26 hours, exposing the fragile nature of modern urban design.