biology
A dire controversy
When science and sensationalism collide.
The resurrection of the American chestnut
Humans wiped out a beloved tree species. Should we try to fix that mistake?
In vivo gene editing: The medicine of the future
The holy grail of genetic therapy has arrived.
A survival bunker for civilization
In the event of a catastrophic agricultural plague, a vault of seeds slumbering in Arctic permafrost could bring us back from the brink.
What do trees say to each other?
The more we look, the more intelligence we find in nature. Even trees are capable of communicating, sharing resources, and responding to their environment.
The fellowship of the living
As humanists, we should completely reject age as an artificial segregation of humanity. A deep future view can help.