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People travel hundreds or thousands of miles and spend a fortune to see the night sky in all its splendor. But we are literally blocking out the cosmic beauty above our homes.
Most of us have heard of the dangers of deforestation but there are other more subtle ways that human beings can endanger monkeys, apes and lemurs.
The idea that human activity threatens nature, and that it is important to protect wild places, dates back to the dawn of the Industrial Revolution.
Scientists use biologging devices to track animal behaviour – here are four times where it has improved our understanding of nature.
Humans often look to nature for the solutions to complex problems – here are five times where biological processes have inspired innovation.
We cannot think of nature as something set aside in wildernesses, far from human activity. We need to conserve some elements of nature everywhere, including in the cities we live in.
As protected and conserved areas increase, an equity-based approach that respects Indigenous rights can help bring the transformative changes we need to halt and reverse biodiversity loss.
Countries have voted to limit the international shark trade, but this fails to account for the diversity in fishing contexts around the world.
People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
Carbon offsetting is often met with scepticism, but a new report suggests that if correctly designed it can be an important part of the net zero transition.
Radiation really is everywhere – and it’s not at all as spooky or dangerous as we often think.
Many small island nations are struggling to protect their land from rising seas while also facing paralyzing debt.
Environmental groups have criticised the government’s approach to nature – but what is this approach and why is it concerning?
The role of beavers in safeguarding against our heating climate has become an interesting point of discussion. But just how important remains subject to debate.
Nature begins forming patterns at the molecular level – and sometimes they grow to enormous sizes.
People wouldn’t last long without the countless other species we depend on for survival.
Wilderness gives our mental health a real boost. But growing private interests in national parks are stopping those less well off from free nature therapy.
Plant parents will be pleased to know just how beneficial houseplants can be for your health.
Nature is both the trigger for, and answer to, the grief that will increasingly be with us.
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Visiting Fellow, The Media School, Bournemouth University
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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney
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Professor of Applied Ecology, University of Reading
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Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Professor of the Psychology of Time, Liverpool John Moores University
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
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Assistant Director of the University Museum of Zoology, Cambridge, University of Cambridge
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Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University
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Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Climate & Energy College, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Environmental & Landscape Planning, University of Manchester
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Assistant Researcher, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
