Physical laws—such as the laws of motion, gravity, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics—
codify the general behavior of varied macroscopic natural systems across space and time …

Global warming, habitat loss and overexploitation of limited resources are leading to
alarming biodiversity declines. Ecosystems are complex adaptive systems that display …

This paper applies the Free Energy Principle (FEP) to propose that the lack of action in
response to the global ecological crisis should be considered a maladaptive symptom of …

Previous examinations of astrophysical chemical reaction networks found that Earth's
atmospheric network was distinct in its hierarchical organization and scale‐free nature. If …

We are embarking on a new age of astrobiology, one in which numerous interplanetary
missions and telescopes will be designed, built, and launched with the explicit goal of …

Wong and Bartlett explain the Fermi paradox by arguing that neither human nor extra-
terrestrial civilizations can escape the time window singularity which, they claim, results from …

The concepts that we generally associate with the field of data science are strikingly
descriptive of the way that life, in general, processes information about its environment. The …

Recent astrophysical findings suggest that the era during which the Universe is habitable
has just begun. This raises the question whether the entire Universe may at some point in …

Global warming, habitat loss and overexploitation of limited resources are leading to
alarming biodiversity declines. Ecosystems are complex adaptive systems that display …

Since the notion of the Anthropocene entered the discourse of environmental humanities, it
has prompted multiple conceptual innovations. This paper focuses on one such case: the …