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The Harrisons’ eco-art told stories about the apocalypse, pointing to a future where we’d all have to be survival artistsBy W Patrick McCrayRead at Aeon

The gift of a half-wanted hive took me into the world of bees, kept and wild: a place of generosity and attentivenessBy Helen JukesRead at Aeon

Spinoza helps diagnose the bad ideas and sad passions that preclude us from a finer relationship with the natural worldBy Beth LordRead at Aeon

Navigation and spatial awareness sustained humans for tens of thousands of years. Have we lost the trail in modern times?By Michael BondRead at Aeon

Pedestrian: a word fitted to the most drab, tedious and monotonous moments of life. We don’t want to live pedestrian lives. Yet maybe we should. Many of history’s great thinkers have been pedestrians. Henry David Thoreau and William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Walt Whitman, Friedrich ...By John Kaag & Susan FroderbergRead at Aeon

Our cities are filled by the hubbub of human-made noise. Where shall we find the quietness we need to nurture our spirit?By Liam HeneghanRead at Aeon

The sky is powder blue, and the sun magnificent, as I stride through glittering grass and fallen sycamore seeds to Dowth, a Neolithic passage tomb in County Meath. Unlike its more famous neighbour, Newgrange, there are no tour buses here, no glitzy visitor centre, and – apart from today – no publ...By Linda GeddesRead at Aeon

What’s not to like about gardening? It’s a great way to get outdoors, away from everyday routines, and to exercise your creativity. It’s good for your health, whatever your age, and gardeners tend to be happier on average. But gardening is more than just a relaxing hobby. Psychology research sugg...By Harriet GrossRead at Aeon

What if, rather than mere props in the background of our lives, trees embody the history of all life on Earth?By Dalia Nassar & Margaret M BarbourRead at Aeon

Visiting Wittgenstein's home evokes the philosopher's serious, ascetic mind (no doubt he would disapprove its restoration)By Julian BagginiRead at Aeon

In 1957, the world watched in wonder as the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite, into outer space. Despite Cold War anxieties, The New York Times admitted that space exploration ‘represented a step toward escape from man’s imprisonment to Earth and its thin envelope of...By Jennifer StittRead at Aeon