Should plants be given rights? What new botanical breakthroughs could mean They can communicate with each other about threats, summon help from predatory killers – and some can even count – but does this mean plants are conscious? Last month, at a gathering at New York University, a group of prominent biologists and philosophers widened the perimeter of a very exclusive club. They declared that there is “a realistic possibility” that insects, crustaceans and fish experi… |
Philip Johnson’s Brick House Reopens After 15 Years Following an extensive restoration, the Brick House, the other half of the architect’s famous Glass House, is once again receiving visitors. |