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Skyscrapers rise, New York sinks: How the many buildings are making the city sink
New research has found that New York City is sinking at an average rate of 1-2 mm per year. The Big Apple is in a race against time to find...
World Oceans Day: the impact of offshore oil and gas on the oceans
The Rosebank oil and gas field located 130 km from the Shetland archipelago could affect 16 British Marine Protected Areas (MPAs): the World Oceans Day
What does the Rana Plaza disaster mean for the fashion industry after ten years?
The biggest disaster that happened in the fashion world and caused by the sick logic of the system, how the industry evolved
The Japan Meteorological Agency: how is arctic warming linked to East Asia?
The Japan Meteorological Agency: the city of Mohe close to the Russian border, recorded its lowest temperature, minus 53 degrees Celsius, on January 2023
Magic mushrooms implied in microdosing practice: Madison Margolin
After Adderall: increasing productivity through psychedelic substances in daily intakes, Madison Margolin's report
«Is it acceptable to kill animals for fashion?» – SLAY documentary
Produced and directed by Rebecca Cappelli, the documentary across the globe delves into the different steps in the critical production of leather and its use in the fashion system
Fashion lives and dies in the pipelines of consumerism
Otto von Busch: «what if fashion is just a byproduct of something else? What if fashion is just the exhaust of social processes? What if fashion is just the exhaust...
The unsustainable impact of patriarchy on the industry: Maryam Lotfi with Amy Boote
The globalization of fast fashion supply chains has raised concerns about gender equality, and the industry has irresponsibly accumulated social sustainability violations
Lampoon RUVIDO, the new issue is ‘rough’
Skin, patina, eyelids — anything that is rough on our hands and eyes; Ruvido, meaning ‘rough' in Italian, is the title of the new issue of Lampoon, and composes its...
The Amazonian reforestation act: Plan B for planet A – International Day of Forests
For more than a decade Reforest’Action has been taking measures to counteract the effect deforestation has left in the Amazon. An interview with Jihane Guenoun on International Day of Forests,...
Why Animals’ images used in the fashion industry? Humane Society International
Schiaparelli is not the first one using images connected to the animal world, but what has changed today? beyond the Schiaparelli case to understand this phenomenon
What are the health consequences of fossil fuel overreliance?
Since 2015, the average global exposure to urban green space has stayed low: 27% of urban centres were classified as moderately green or more in 2021
Keeping track – how much public money is going towards military expenses in the West?
According to the SIPRI, global military spending continued to grow in 2021, reaching an all-time high of $2.1 trillion after seven years of spending growth
EONEF’s tethered balloons: air quality monitoring, wildlife conservation and forest fire detection
The social enterprise EONEF is working towards connecting the most isolated places in the least invasive method possible: with a helium-filled balloon equipped with sensors and cameras
Producing wine on water: Venetian vineyard management and vinification
The value of wine to Venetian history are be discerned in the city’s toponymy. Elements that define the vineyards of Venice include traditional architecture and indigenous vines
Craving for a Renaissance in our era, the Awards conceived by Eco-Age
Conceived by Eco-Age and co-founded by Livia Firth in 2021, the awards involved young activists in the field of social and environmental innovation
Oslo becoming the world’s first capital with a zero-emissions public transport system
The city of Oslo plans to have a fully-electric public transport network by 2023. The next goal is to become the world's first emissions-free city by 2030
Unraveled, Maxine Bédat: Jeans, as a symbol of globalized and popular fashion
From cotton farming in Texas to manufacturing in Bangladesh and on to disposal and donations in Ghana, the whole terrifying life cycle of clothing
Having muscles – the courage to have a purpose. Banca Ifis and the Economy of Beauty
This effort of estimating the impact of beauty is reflected in the annual Banca Ifis report Economy of Beauty – a volume released in June 2022 and shot by Sanja...
The failure of FTX means a new crypto crisis: where do NFTs stand?
Is the crypto crisis affecting NFT? Some see them as evil and some as the future of art. A model to be analyzed, to offer new perspectives
Leveraging blockchain technology to put plastic back into the production cycle
Recovered seaside plastic is an alternative to virgin plastic. Tracking it through blockchain technology can prevent its dispersion by promoting recycling
Paul Smith: Boring when a product is sustainable. If it’s not, it’s a problem
Architecture had already arrived at minimalism, but not in car design – Sir Paul Smith in conversation with Oliver Heilmer, head of MINI Design
Colonialism is not a matter of the past: Sebastiano Mauri, Lorcan O’Neill, Julian Bedel discuss
The thing with power is what do you do with it. Competition and bullying are a part of Nature, and our nature. Sebastiano Mauri talks with Lorcan O’Neill and Julian...
Intangible Cultural Heritage – Japan leads the way for protecting craftsmanship
Three official bodies recognize artisanal heritage in the World: the Living National Treasure Certification in Japan; the Institut National Mêtiers d’Art in France; and the international UNESCO awarded status
Human-made mass surpasses global biomass: is this the real point of no return?
Scientists at the Weizmann Institute of Science compare the mass of the living with the one of the human-made, where humans have become the dominant forces shaping the surface of...
MOSE project – Methods, Models and Uncertainty: Venice floods as a paradigm for coastal flooding
Four Specialists, one problem to address: Research on a city persecuted by record high tides and a settling landmass done and the salt marshes affected as a result by University...
Recurring water scarcity – its causes, impact, management, and prevention in Europe
The 2019 EEA Indicator Assessment analysis found that agriculture, forestry, and fishing's water abstraction make up 58.3 percent of the total
COP27 decoded: What precisely happened at the Sharm El Sheikh climate convention?
The push-back on loss and damage and climate action from wealthy nations shows that Global North leaders still don't recognize their role in the climate crisis
Hotels in Switzerland are cutting oils consumption by 90%: a focus on The Tschuggen Collection
2020-2023: the tourism regulatory environment focuses on social and environmental policies for hotels in Switzerland, including Tschuggen Hotel Collection
At MUSE, Trento: B-Corp certified Italian companies Zordan and Miomojo share their stories
On the occasion of the event, Miomojo received the Zordan Sustainability Award in recognition of their commitment as a cruelty-free, B-Corp certified company
How to fight malnutrition at a global level – Sanku’s project
Through the inclusion of critical nutrients into the food, Sanku is trying to prevent diseases and deficits for malnourished populations
Michelangelo Pistoletto and Otobong Nkanga on the new responsibility of art
Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev in conversation with Michelangelo Pistoletto and Otobong Nkanga on the need to put art back at the center through a synergic cooperation with science and technology
To be optimistic about the future: Michele De Lucchi, Davide Angeli, Mathieu Lehanneur
Architecture and design operate as indicators: What our world is versus what it can become. The Satellite Stations and Inventory of Life research people's responses to verified and imagined realities
Recognizing female leadership – Kayapó chief Tuire interview with artist Pinar Yolaçan
As older generations of Indigenous people are passing away, many of their languages are in the danger of going extinct. With them we are losing their heritage and knowledge in...
Lampoon 26, the MUSCLES issue – the new issue coming out in late October
At this time when we are witnessing an abuse of physical and verbal force, Lampoon dedicated the new issue to the theme of muscle strength: to remind us that human...
Enacting good practices is no longer an option: about self-sufficient Ventozelo estate in the Douro Valley, Portugal
Ventozelo's pre-existing buildings underwent a conservative restoration; salvaged or reconstructed with traditional and recyclable local materials along with additions that feature a contemporary language
June and July 2022 – climate anomalies, heat waves, and extreme weather events
In the summer of 2022, the planet Earth experienced its sixth warmest June, sixth warmest July, and year to date on record since the global records began in 1880
Why is the melting of glaciers making the land rise in Iceland? The land of ice
The Vatnajökull ice cap covers circa eight percent of Iceland's territory and has lost more than fifteen percent of its volume during the last century
Rainforest Connection – Saving the rainforest through cloud computing, AI, and machine learning to detect threats
«There's no way to offset or avoid the effects of climate change without protecting existing forests», says Topher White, Founder of Rainforest Connection and Rolex Associate Laureate
European Fashion Alliance, the first pact that brings the continent industry together
Twenty-five members have joined the project to make the future of European fashion cutting-edge and sustainable
«A material waiting for its own language»: Webb Yates, building with stone
Working with natural materials – «What would the retro-futuristic extension of the Tudor era be? ». Steve Webb goes back to the fork of the road where we went wrong...
Ireland: reforesting the Emerald Isle: a charity’s efforts to reintroduce woodlands
Between 2015 and 2020, the deforestation rate worldwide has been ten million hectares per year. In Ireland, Hometree charity has partnered with L’Occitane Foundation to build back what went lost
Greenland: Speleologist Gina Moseley’s into the planet’s northernmost caves
Among the speleologist and climate expert's future plans is an expedition to Wulff's Land cave, unexplored since the 1960s
Chlorine has to disappear from drinking water. Why it matters for the fashion industry?
How chemicals are managed by suppliers makes the difference in an item's sustainability level. Reporting Water Team and ZDHC to understand some good practices
Nature’s shield – Deforestation, biodiversity loss, climate change, pandemics: it’s all linked
Increased contact with different animals and ecosystems has created opportunities for illnesses to be transmitted to humans, and global trade has magnified the scale of the outbreaks
Water temperature – seventy-one percent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water
Water is the thermometer of a warming planet Earth: our world is dealing with water scarcity, as our freshwater resources are declining
