Acclimatization and its potential limitation due to climate change
Written by: Stefanie Dumberger Photo credit Acclimatization is the ability of the human body to adapt its physiological and morphological
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Urban Heat Island Effect
Written by: Tyler Paterson Photo credit. When visualising a metropolitan environment, it is difficult to let our minds wander from
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Small Beads, Big Problems
Written by: Nina Eastgate Photo credit The environmental effects of the use of microbeads in cosmetics is an issue that
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A Genetically Modified World
Written by: Phoebe Tinning Photo credit Welcome to 2098; there are no flying cars, no self-driving cars, no hovercrafts, and
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Fishermen v. Orca
Written by: Hamish Foxwell Photo credit Globally the conservation of endangered species is an ongoing crisis. As the field expands
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How Sustainable is Your Grocery Bag?
Written by: Frankie McGirr Photo credit Recently there has been debate over the use of plastic bags and whether cotton
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Abrupt climate change: Are the downfalls of our distant past key to our future? Collapse of civilisations in the Holocene.
Written by: Renate Vosloo Photo credit “Study the past if you would define the future” – Confucius, 531 BC Understanding
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Mud and Mangroves
Written by: Eleanor West Photo credit The Coromandel Peninsula boasts some of the most idyllic beaches in New Zealand; golden
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The Therapeutic Benefits of Nature: Forest Bathing in Japan
Written by: Michael F Simpson Photo credit “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my
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‘Honey, I’m Gone’ Collapsing Colonies: Where are all the bees?
Written by: Rebecca Hillyard, Victoria University of Wellington. Our bees are in trouble, and the consequences reach farther than just
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