The fungal mind: on the evidence for mushroom intelligence
The evidence for fungal intelligence is in: they can operate as individuals, make decisions, learn, and have short-term memory
by Nicholas P Money
Nature and the environment
How to rewild yourself
You didn’t evolve to live in this techno-industrialised world. Find health and happiness by embracing your wild nature
by Jessica Carew Kraft
Trees don’t rush to heal from trauma and neither should we
Trees teach us that healing from trauma involves balancing short-term protection with the slower process of adaptation
by Beronda Montgomery
Do you find the 21st century overstimulating? Try ‘longstorming’
As the treadmill of life speeds up, sublime outdoor spaces help us tap into timescales that are longer, slower, planetary
by Vincent Ialenti
Future generations deserve good ancestors. Will you be one?
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
by Roman Krznaric
From modernist architect, to a life off-grid, a creative life well-lived
Directed by Ryan Malloy
What Aboriginal people know about the pathways of knowledge
For Aboriginal peoples, knowledge is specific to cultures: what is true and relevant for one might not be so for another
by Stephen Muecke
Rewilding attachment theory by recognising Earth as a caregiver
We are raised by people, but we are also raised by the Earth – here’s what that means for our emotional development
by Vanessa Chakour
What does water want? Most humans seem to have forgotten
Asking what water wants sounds a bit mystical, even radical. But it’s a practical, proven path to creating a better world
by Erica Gies
Why awesome natural beauty drops the jaw and lifts the spirit
Experiencing awe in nature can transform our sense of connectedness to other people and help maintain a spiritual vitality
by T Ryan Byerly
What did the ancient Babylonians discern in the skies above?
Ancient Babylonian astronomers help us see that our view of the world is as much a product of our senses as of our culture
by M Willis Monroe
Observing nature in your backyard is not dull but radically significant
Instead of ‘helicopter science’, we need Gilbert White’s intimate study of nature to understand global environmental change
by Yadvinder Malhi
Gardening with Heidegger: from mystery to truth, via the earth
The garden as a source of authority beyond human wisdom – on Martin Heidegger’s philosophy of gardening for truth
by F Bailey Norwood
There are many reasons why therapy can be more effective outside
It’s important for psychotherapy clients to have a say not only over their type of therapy, but also where it happens
by Sam Cooley
Paganism is a potent force in Ireland’s conservation movement
Long-held beliefs in an ‘Otherworld’ inhabited by wrathful fairies are now driving a resurgence in Irish eco-activism
by Juju Lane