A dramatic twist to the Gaia hypothesis
21 August 2024
James Lovelock's hypothesis that our planet is a living entity is well known. Ferris Jabr's new book Becoming Earth takes it a step further
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Why whisky makes you frisky (and gin makes you sin)
17 December 2013
What's your poison? How it affects you depends on much more than the amount of raw alcohol it contains. Kat Austen distils the truth
Oases of cool: Taking the heat out of urban living
17 April 2013
Can new technology and astute planning keep our cities cool in the face of global warming? Kat Austen investigates the best ideas
Uncharted territory: Where digital maps are leading us
16 January 2013
The way we use maps is evolving fast, says Kat Austen, and it will change a great deal more than how we navigate
Mariko Mori: From stone circles to stardust
9 January 2013
The artist's new exhibition tethers human history to the life of the entire cosmos
The butterfly effect – in giant balloons
28 November 2012
Artist Tomás Saraceno's new installation, On Space Time Foam, allows the audience to clamber over it to discover our collective interconnections
Maverick mathematician looks back
24 October 2012
In his memoir, The Fractalist, Benoit Mandelbrot offers a non-linear tour of his life and discoveries, including fractal geometry
Festival of dazzling displays but no big picture
3 October 2012
This year's Ars Electronica festival lost its way in search of territory where science and art are truly integrated
A carving studio in the wood
27 June 2012
At London's Kew Gardens, sculptor David Nash breathes new life into dying trees by carving them into works of art
Adventures in the physics garden
30 May 2012
Run on a giant hamster wheel for humans and learn about the principles of engineering at a new science garden in Birmingham
