People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
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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.
The recent State of the Environment report assessed nature’s impact to Australians’ wellbeing for the first time. Here’s what it found.
Publicly accessible gardens are an essential part of our food system. It’s important for policymakers to understand that growing food in city gardens is central to health, food security and culture.
For Wiccans, midsummer, with the maximum hours of sunlight, is the time for celebrating new life.
As a major conference on the global biodiversity crisis opens in Montreal, a conservation biologist explains how ideas about protecting nature have evolved over the past 40 years.
Authors writing for Nature journals will also need to separate sex and gender data, so it can’t just be lumped in with other results.
In a process called ‘reverse socialisation’, children can help their elders become more green - but eco education is key.
The more new housing a neighbourhood has, the less of the local area is dedicated to green space, which has knock-on effects for wellbeing and the climate crisis.
Green spaces can be used as non-coercive modes of warfare to further social cohesion and diminish the likelihood of insurgency.
With nine brains, blue blood and a talent for camouflage, the octopus is one of the most fascinating creatures in the sea.
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