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Despite our impact, there were inspiring wildlife wins this year

Despite our impact, there were inspiring wildlife wins this year

14 December 2022

It is hard not to feel despondent about what we have lost from the natural world, but as Wild Wild Life columnist Penny Sarchet looks back at 2022, she finds some reasons for hope
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Is our evolving relationship with tech shifting our view of reality?

14 December 2022

This year saw the launch of ChatGPT, an AI that anyone can converse with, and the news that a quantum computer simulated a wormhole. Are our sensibilities about what is real changing, asks Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
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This was a terrible year for me, but spending time in nature helped

14 December 2022

My mental health cratered this year after the death of my wife, Clare. Getting out into the natural world has helped me to cope, says Graham Lawton
Why the tech apocalypse of 2022 was largely a good thing

Why the tech apocalypse of 2022 was largely a good thing

14 December 2022

With Twitter, FTX and Alexa all in the doldrums by the end of this year, Annalee Newitz explains why this is actually an encouraging sign for humanity

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