Contact with nature at a young age makes a big difference later in life.
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Repurposing derelict Victorian canals could boost people’s mood and their physical activity levels.
By continuing to privilege economic growth over environmental and social sustainability, we are taking huge risks with our future.
People both for and against pricing biodiversity need to work together to protect the natural world.
If you think only humans engage in disinformation, think again. Here is a stunning example of a beetle manipulating the odors emitted from a rotting corpse to keep it hidden from competitors.
If all of humanity was wiped out tomorrow, it’s estimated that the natural world would take at least five million years to recover from the damage humans have done to the world.
Even if you don’t have a garden, there are still ways you can benefit and connect with the nature on your doorstep.
Transparency is an evolved characteristic of some species to help them survive, even when predators are staring directly at them.
Here are four ways adults can help kids work through their worries about the environment.
Nature is a promise of escape, a moment of relief and a relationship worth cherishing.
House plants enrich our domestic lives in ways we often fail to notice. But lockdown may have changed all that.
Why structured contact with nature, rolled out with government support, will go a long way to solving the psychological distress of coronavirus.
What are the visions that reflect the diverse values that nature holds for people?
We know that spending time in nature is good for physical and mental well-being, but social inequality means not everyone has easy access to parks, gardens and woodland.
The proposed changes to be introduced to Parliament in August may ultimately damage the natural places they’re designed to protect.
A decade of no grazing has demonstrated positive effects on the richness of bird species.
The COVID-19 pandemic is interrupting scientific field work across North America, leaving blank spots in important data sets and making it harder to track ecological change.
Beyond buying a fish tank or house plants, there are a number of creative ways to bring nature’s calming effects into your home.
About half of incarcerated women in the United States are mothers to children under age 18. Natural spaces within a prison can help maintain their mother-child bonds.
With people staying in, the world around them is becoming more quiet. In one Canadian city, natural sounds are being heard more often.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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