It’s good for people to spend time in nature. But do those benefits extend to ‘virtual nature’ — experiencing the outdoors through a virtual reality headset?
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On an island off Africa where one of the local languages has no established words for climate change, a researcher discovers lessons for everyone in discussing climate change.
There is ample evidence showing Indigenous Peoples and their territories are essential to the world’s biodiversity. We don’t need an unsupported statistic to prove it.
Diary entries revealed people’s strong appreciation of Scotland’s freshwater environments.
New research shows that Americans have positive feelings toward nature but also detects strong undertones of longing, guilt and worry.
Engaging and scientifically accurate children’s books on Australian animals are sorely lacking. Fostering more collaboration between authors and scientists can enrich children’s literature.
Parks around campus at this university become a place for law students to produce prose and draw parallels between nature and the law.
Discovering beauty and urgency in nature: Simon Armitage’s Blossomise merges poetic grace with environmental activism.
Like with most things in life, the use of technology to capture nature comes with pros and cons. How might our phone lens’ be impacting our relationship with the natural world?
One Garden Against the World is a call to action for anyone interested in gardening, conservation or climate change.
A new algorithm could reduce the amount of time it takes for ecologists to find bat roosts.
New research documents how drones were used to track the temperatures of the Bay Islands anole lizard on the Honduran island of Utila.
Researchers say eel tiles offer conservationists a new fish passage solution that could slow down the population decrease of the European eel.
Our research suggests environmental DNA analysis could transform traditional ways of monitoring freshwater ecosystems.
You can choose where to look during your daily commute.
For most people, there’s a strong ‘awe’ factor when witnessing inter-species bonding. What is it about our own psychology that prompts this?
Rewilding is about finding ways to let nature thrive and regenerate. Around the world, cities and community projects are doing just that.
Understanding how plastic pollution moves in rivers is key to effective cleanup strategies.
The Met Gala explored fashion’s complex relationship with nature and the passing of time.
Twitching can help promote feelings of positivity, improve mood and foster an affinity with nature
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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