What does the word nature mean to you? Does it conjure visions of wild places away from the hustle and bustle of people, or does it include humans too? The meaning of nature has changed since the word ...

Spinoza equates God with nature, meaning that understanding the natural world through science and reason is the same as understanding God. To Spinoza, the more we understand the workings of nature, ...

"Like all truly interesting words, 'nature' is a mille-feuille of meanings," writes the science historian Lorraine Daston. It can mean almost anything, depending on the context. This slipperiness ...

The first-ever National Nature Assessment—which was based on ... where officials asked broad questions like "what does nature mean to you?" and "how do we make this assessment useful for you?"— ...

Tom Oliver has received research funding from BBSRC, NERC and Natural England for quantifying climate change impacts on biodiversity and developing climate adaptation plans for humans and other ...