Unlike animals, trees don't have a biological clock, under ideal conditions they can live for thousands of years. Scientists say understanding how ancient trees have survived could help us protect forests from the ravages of climate change. But working out how to propagate them is the tricky part.
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Planning for a problematic future
The atomisation of religious belief
Should we really aim for sustainable development?
The Metaverse – turning life into one big online experience
Big tech’s big challenge
Our long-term battle with short-term thinking
Link rot, pay walls and the perils of preservation
AI inventors; “Affectivism” and the problem with Virtual Reality
Bitcoin: silly speculation or the future of finance?
A new alliance of democracies
Outsourcing, automation and the messiness of global labour
The trouble with Tech-driven farming
Ransomware – a very 21st century crime
A non-proliferation treaty for fossil fuels
Litigating our way out of climate change
Some foresight about the future of foresight
What role will hydrogen play in our future?
Rewilding: part two
Rewilding to safeguard biodiversity
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