Adaptation
Some Cities Are Falling Behind in Preparing For the Effects of Climate Change
Less than one in five cities around the globe is taking action. Congratulations New York, sorry Philadelphia.
Neuroscientists Hack the Brain's Circuitry for Winning and Losing
Nature's already figured out if you're going to win that fight or not, at least if you're a zebrafish.
Jamaica, Gangs, Guns, and Black Hobbits: A Talk with Booker Prize Winner Marlon James
Filmmaker Storm Saulter talks with the author about his new book 'A Brief History of Seven Killings,' which adapts true stores of the island's underworld.
This Plant Covers Itself in Insect Corpses as a Grim Defense Mechanism
Unpleasant, sure, but also completely genius.
The World's Reserves of 'Game of Thrones' Are Running Dangerously Low
Season six of the popular HBO series will almost certainly overtake the novels. What then?
If Governors Keep Their Heads in the Sand on Climate Change, It Could Cost them Millions
The US Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will withhold disaster mitigation grants from states that don't plan for more extreme weather events and sea level rise.
Watch a Supercut Tribute to Spike Jonze's Stunning Cinematography
Spike Jonze makes beautiful films, and editor Miguel Branco brings them all together in his new supercut, 'ciné.'
Sassafras Lowrey’s 'Lost Boi' Reimagines Peter Pan for the Genderqueer Generation
Sassafras Lowrey's adaptation of the children's classic features Pan as the "dom" to the submissive lost bois, and Hook dealing with an addiction to heroin.
Thomas Cromwell, Dead Since 1540, Is Television's Hottest Star
The TV adaptation of Wolf Hall introduces American viewers to the Machiavellian politician from the 16th century who assisted in the bloody dissolution of England's monasteries and helped King Henry VIII split from the Church in Rome.
Investors See Green in Financing Clean Energy Projects
Over half-a-trillion dollars in bonds have been issued for climate-related projects and China is emerging as a major locus of investment, according to a new analysis of green investment.
'Heart of Darkness' Gets an Animated Update on Instagram
Animator Sascha Ciezata transforms Joseph Conrad's classic tale into a social media-based graphic novel.