There is no nature anymore

An editor's letter for MIT Technology Review's May/June Nature issue reflecting on how human activity has permeated every corner of the planet — from microplastics in rainforest animals to nuclear fallout coating the globe. It raises philosophical questions about what 'nature' even means when nothing is untouched by human hands, and whether technology should be deployed to restore it. Solar geoengineering is examined as a case study: a technological fix for a technology-caused problem, promising but fraught with geopolitical and ethical risks. The issue also previews stories on birds, wolves, Arctic life, and new fiction by Jeff VanderMeer.