>"The simple insight that most changes are random had a profound effect on genetics, evolution and ecology."

Astronomers are hopeful that the James Webb Telescope, scheduled to be launched later this year, will be able to look back in time and witness the beginning of the universe with the birth of these first stars powered by nuclear fusion.

In the mid 1980’s Niklas Luhmann gave a lecture on the question if ‘modern society’ could ‘adjust itself’ to ecological dangers. This lecture formed the basis for the book Ecological Communication, published in 1986. Through a rich analysis _...Read More_

Insights from information theory illuminate nature’s large-scale patterns.

>"Scientists find that cyanobacteria cause sediments on glaciers to clump, thus absorbing more sunlight. It's not great news for fans of lower sea _...Read More_

>"‘The decomposition is lively and sensorially overwhelming.’ Elvia Wilk’s erotics of ecology."

Ecological theory generally holds that diversity promotes stability in biological systems. Ashley Larsen, an assistant professor at UC Santa Barbara's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, was curious how these tenets _...Read More_

"[A] broader definition of individuality won’t just allow scientists to search for new kinds of life. They can also probe how different boundary conditions might affect an entity’s degree of individuality and its relationship to its _...Read More_