The cosmic tales of the geosphere
We live on a wondrous sphere: the Earth. But anyone today who explores the biosphere, technosphere, and mindsphere must first pass through an other realm.
Silke Bertens
Need new legs? How prosthetics are making athletes faster
They’re already waiting on the shelf: futuristic blades, as if you could soon just buy yourself a new pair of legs.
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Lightyear: A Sun-Powered Dream on Wheels
A car that charges itself with sunlight — it sounds like science fiction, but for Lex Hoefsloot and Koen van Ham, it’s been a reality for over a decade.
Max Schellekens
Next Mobility: Why We’ve Been Traveling 90 Minutes a Day for Centuries
Why, despite hyperloops, e-bikes and self-driving cars, we still travel an average of 90 minutes a day — and what that says about our nature and our future.
Koert van Mensvoort
From science fiction to science fact: how real is Star Wars?
What from Star Wars remains fiction, and what has become reality?
Silke Bertens
World Earth Day 2025: The Earth Has a Fever
This year marks the 55th anniversary of World Earth Day, and much has changed in our relationship with nature over that time.
Max Schellekens
A can of cola and a camera: anything for a few views?
With nothing more than a can of soda, a coconut, and a camera, an American vlogger Mykhailo Viktorovych Polyakov boarded a boat headed for North Sentinel.
Koert van Mensvoort
Animal-friendly foie gras: one bite at a time
Animal rights organizations have been campaigning for years to ban foie gras. Foie gras is made from the liver of force-fed geese or ducks.
Max Schellekens
Who’s coming to Signal?
We rely on digital platforms daily—to communicate, search, and make payments. But that trust is beginning to falter.
Silke Bertens
Robot Zoo: Technology in the Wild
Animals and humans have always influenced each other. Now, technology adds a fresh twist.
Silke Bertens