Issue 49: July 2025
Aromatic Plants at the Crossroads of Fire Resilience and Risk
By Gayil Nalls
July 1, 2025
Can a plant’s scent fuel the next wildfire—or help stop it? Gayil Nalls explores the paradox of aromatic plants, whose volatile oils can both ignite and protect fire-adapted ecosystems in a rapidly warming world.
Building Biospheres: Rewilding Architecture at the Venice Biennale
By Gayil Nalls
July 1, 2025
In a forest beneath glass, Gayil Nalls explores the Belgian Pavilion’s living installation, where architecture gives way to root, leaf, and light in a radical act of cultivation and conservation.
Cool Ideas: Rethinking Air Conditioning with Sebastian Clark Koch
By Gayil Nalls
July 1, 2025
As traditional A/C fuels climate collapse, architect Sebastian Clark Koch is designing new systems of thermal equity—ones that cool sustainably while honoring both human need and planetary limits.
Scents, Sounds, and the Little Things In Between: A Conversation with Jenny Hval
By Ian Sleat
July 1, 2025
In this intimate interview, Norwegian musician Jenny Hval discusses how scent—and one ghostly perfume in particular—became a compositional tool for music, memory, and meaning in a post-pandemic world.
All the Places I Have Breathed
By Caterina Gandolfi
July 1, 2025
Caterina Gandolfi reflects on a childhood shaped by scent, revealing how memory, identity, and belonging travel in the ephemeral traces of crushed rose petals and garden air.
The Shocking Power of Bees
By Gayil Nalls
July 1, 2025
More than pollinators, bees are tiny generators of electrical magic. Gayil Nalls uncovers the invisible charge that makes flower-pollen leap, revealing the unseen forces that shape our ecosystems and atmosphere.
Eat More Plants: Recipes
Grilled Chipotle-Lime Portobello Tacos
By Ian Sleat
July 1, 2025
In this edition of Eat More Plants, Ian Sleat proves that plant-based grilling can be just as bold and satisfying as any barbecue. His Grilled Chipotle-Lime Portobello Tacos combine smoky heat, tangy citrus, and the meaty depth of marinated mushrooms.