Be more tree
We admire trees for their solitary strength, but it is their remarkable facility for collaboration and sharing that provides lessons for humankind.
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Mark Cocker
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Laurence C Smith’s Rivers of Power: how water shapes our world
Why rivers are crucial for providing food, rubbish disposal, power generation, and stress relief.
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Michael Bond’s Wayfinding: a compelling study of our ability to get from A to B
This fascinating book suggests that navigation is a question of psychology.
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The people fighting to save our wildernesses from climate change
This year Guardian contributors such as myself were advised to alter the language we use to write about long-standing…
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The Moon: an in-depth study of our closest celestial companion
Oliver Morton’s 2007 book Eating the Sun is a brilliant exploration of how that single star in our solar…
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Dan Gretton’s I You We Them: the mass murderers who killed from behind a desk
As the rather elaborate title might indicate, I You We Them is a complex and exceptional book. It also strikes me…
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How animals feel: the complexity of non-human emotions
Why the emotions of animals will be the next great area of study for behavioural science.
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Hell pigs and mega-elephants: Europe’s forgotten wildlife
Once upon a time, Europe’s animal kingdom was as diverse as Africa’s.
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How five humble fish transformed the British Isles
Cod, carp, eel, herring and salmon might seem an odd quintet, but these charismatic, story-rich species changed our nation.
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