Who knew the iconic Hills Hoist could be considered solarpunk? Solarpunk is a futurist movement that began in speculative fiction and sci-fi films and has since spread to architecture and design.

Doctorow’s book is part of a sci-fi trend that’s gained traction in recent years, picking up on the threads Le Guin and Robinson laid down. Solarpunk poses a fascinating question: What would a world ...

Ethereum culture can be split into three categories: cypherpunk, solarpunk and lunarpunk. I say "can" because some argue the -punk distinctions could happily be folded into one. The problem is, ...

Friendlier, softer, more human design might be having a moment. Friendlier, softer, more human design might be having a moment. is editor-in-chief of The Verge, host of the Decoder podcast, and ...

Lush green communities with roof top gardens, floating villages, transport fuelled by clean energy and hope-filled sci-fi tales. Imagine a world in which existing technologies are deployed for the ...

Environmental activists Nick Schwanz and Spencer Scott’s second-growth forest on their 10-acre Guerneville property is an outdoor laboratory dedicated to the emerging environmental movement known as ...

What will the future look, smell, sound, taste, and feel like? And why on Earth—and other planets—are those questions relevant, especially given the havoc going on in the world, right here and now?

From the way some talk about it, China sounds like a vision of a zero-carbon future: A clean utopia churning out millions of ...

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Peril and Promise and Rewire. The solarpunk environmental movement is for anyone who’s digitally inclined but unafraid of dirt. Think ...