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A chimpanzee cultural collapse is underway, and it’s driven by humans
Chimpanzees now face the daunting task of surviving in a habitat increasingly infested and assaulted by humans. And as their populations decline, so does their behavioural variation. In short, humans are causing chimpanzee cultural collapse.
13/03/19 -
Outdoor Adventure Therapy – not just a walk in the park
Extended emotional challenges mean individuals can experience heightened feelings of risk that brings emotions, feelings, and behaviours to the forefront, in conjunction with meditative qualities from immersion in nature
10/10/18 -
Three ways making a smartphone can harm the environment
Mining the metals for smartphones is a vital activity that underpins the modern global economy, but the environmental cost is probably far greater than you realise: LJMU's Dr Patrick Byrne and Prof Karen Hudson-Edwards from the University of Exeter investigate
30/08/18 -
Orangutans have been adapting to humans for 70,000 years
Time to rethink orangutan conservation, now we know that our red relatives are actually very adaptable
02/07/18 -
Greener fuels may not make shipping safer – here’s why
Shipping is becoming greener, but this brings new safety challenges, writes Visiting Professor Paul A. Davies
17/05/18 -
Why zombie slugs could be the answer to gardeners’ woes
Dr Robbie Rae and Dr Sally Williamson on the parasitic nematode that turns slugs into happy zombies, and why it might be an environmentally-friendly way of pest control
11/04/18 -
We surveyed Borneo’s orangutans and found 100,000 had ‘disappeared’
To save the orangutans we must both protect their forests and stop any hunting and killing within
16/02/18 -
Deadly heat stress could threaten hundreds of millions even if climate targets reached
A global temperature rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels could have devastating consequences for city dwellers
28/03/17 -
The Amazon's ancient human history is written in its trees
New research shows how ancient rainforest cultures have left their mark on today's plantlife
03/03/17
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