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Central Saint Martins graduates Brigitte Kock and Irene Roca Moracia have created a range of concrete-like tiles that give new "economic and ecological" value to invasive species.

Scientists have struggled to formulate a universal definition of life. Is it possible they don't need one?

This blog is part of a partnership exploring practical tools for a new type of organising with the purpose of creating ‘public good’. In…

How contemporary Native artists are evading recognition and visibility for a more 'speculative indigenous futurism'

In and around Nanakmatta in Uttarakhand, these children continue to run their libraries with determination.

A new exhibition pairs paintings by Indigenous Australian artists with microscopic images captured by scientists. The parallels, as this gallery of pictures shows, are intriguing.

Togo wanted to distribute millions of dollars to its citizens in dire straits. There was just one daunting problem: How could it identify the neediest of the needy?

the grow your own helmet by NOS offers protection from impact while being 100% compostable.

Your daily digest of innovation across the consumer industries, highlighting the latest and best executed products and services.

Making cities greener is a vital endeavour – but one that comes with potential pitfalls.

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Decentralized collectives are enabling “consumer-creators” to build their own fashion brands and music labels from the ground up—and share in the profits.

Pallav Das and Ashish Kothari explain the need for alternative visions to the dominant model of economic development in India, and beyond. Pallav and Ashish are two of the founders of Kalpavriksh, a 40-year Indian NGO focusing on environment and development issues. Contemporary India is going through a perplexingly critical time in its economic development, as it seems that […]

Rethinking our responsibilities towards nature through land stewardship

Accountabilities needed for Future Fit Institutions

This could be a powerful new movement to provide some light at the end of what currently seems a very dark passage through which India is moving.

the growing process of k. rhaeticus bacteria is optimized to weave a hybrid material that is not only strong but also lightweight.

Quantification is particularly seductive in times of global uncertainty. Not surprisingly, numbers, indicators, categorizations, and comparisons are central to ...

A recent Metropolis Think Tank featured experts’ views on San Francisco’s urban manufacturing renaissance and the future of makerspace.

As the first artist to launch an interactive artwork in outer space, Nahum founded KOSMICA to bring a socio-political and artistic lens to space exploration.

DIY, Cultural Fracking, The Chrome Of Yestermorrow, Cyberpunk, Solarpunk, Visions of the Future and the Anthropogreen at Unsound 2019

Hope Wabuke considers the future of Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism.

Indigenous experts weigh in on traditional approaches to disaster prevention, humanitarian response, and the coronavirus pandemic.

If you find yourself mourning the loss of the natural world as we once knew it and fearing for the future of the planet you may be experiencing climate grief. It's a form of mourning that's often not validated but psychologists say that needs to change.

Indigenous land defenders are fighting for cultural resurgence and the application of traditional knowledge to combat the climate crisis....

COVID-19 has ushered in an era of large-scale government experiments. Through the NextGenGov Asia Summit and our ongoing engagements with…

New research suggests climate change will cause humans to move in unprecedented numbers. The Times Magazine partnered with ProPublica and data scientists to understand how.

The living, the dead and the unborn are all here with us: we must respect their interests and their world as much as our own