How Can We Mend Our Living World? – State of the Planet
How are human beings, animals and plants interconnected? What does the decline of biodiversity mean…
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Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food at the center
Picture the bucolic little town of a fairy tale. At its core stand medieval buildings,…
Stevie Wonder’s Rule for AI at CES 2026—‘Make Life Better for the Living’
January 9, 20264 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAmStevie Wonder’s Rule for AI at…
A ghostly glow was seen emanating from living things in 2025
Living things produce “biophotons”Mike_shots/Shutterstock This year, scientists observed an eerie glow emanating from mice that…
‘Living Fossil’ Sharks, Rays and Whale Sharks Get a Lifeline amid Extinction Threat
December 1, 20251 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm‘Living Fossil’ Sharks, Rays and Whale…
We may need a fourth law of thermodynamics for living systems
A HeLa cell in telophase, a stage at which the chromosomes have separatedDR MATTHEW DANIELS/SCIENCE…
How Genes Have Harnessed Physics to Grow Living Things
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.Sip a glass of wine, and…
Are we all living in Florida now? The rise of ‘don’t say climate’ politics.
Last May, as blistering-hot weather broke records across South Florida and smoke from distant wildfires…
Earth911 Podcast: Thinking Through Post-Growth Living With Philosopher Kate Soper
Turn back the clock to explore a philosophical response to arguments against embracing sustainable choices...…
Man Has Pig Kidney Removed After Living With It for a Record 9 Months
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have removed a genetically engineered pig kidney from a 67-year-old…