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Nature’s Melodies Are Disappearing
World + People
Nature

Nature’s Melodies Are Disappearing

Musician Marcin Dymiter discusses his field recordings of the natural world and the importance of getting away from human-made sound.
Aleksandra Kozłowska
The Forest Broadcast
World + People
Nature

The Forest Broadcast

Spring is the best season in which to hear the chorus of birdsong that emerges from nature – in forests, meadows and urban parks.
Adam Zbyryt
Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances
World + People
Nature

Feathered Flirts, Avian Advances

Author and naturalist Jacek Karczewski talks about the sexual habits of birds, their symbolism in Europe, and why we must strive to describe animals in empathetic terms.
Stasia Budzisz
Non-Human Admiration
World + People
Nature

Non-Human Admiration

The biology of other species—their elaborate ornamentation, coloration, range of vision—suggests that it is not only humans who are capable of delighting in nature’s aesthetic pleasures.
Mikołaj Golachowski
The Quack
World + People
Nature

The Quack

Zoopharmacognosy—the self-medicating behavior of birds and other animals—can teach us humans a lot about how to live in tandem with the natural world.
Szymon Drobniak
The Giants of the Ice Realm
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Nature

The Giants of the Ice Realm

Rather than shrinking in the cold, the animal inhabitants of polar seas tend to be much larger than their temperate relations. Why might this be?
Mikołaj Golachowski
Trees Die Twice
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Nature

Trees Die Twice

Trees not only live much longer than humans and other animals—they also die differently, bit-by-bit, in a carefully-planned process.
Szymon Drobniak
The Great Outdoors Is Nature’s Healer
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

The Great Outdoors Is Nature’s Healer

Urban living brings with it great intellectual gains, yet living outside in nature can bring manifold benefits, too.
Jill Neimark
Alone in the Bosom of Nature
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Alone in the Bosom of Nature

It is often said that Sweden is a ‘loners’ paradise’, but there is more to this than meets the eye. How, for example, is the Swedish concept of ‘solitude’ connected with time spent in nature?
Katarzyna Tubylewicz
How Arne Sowed the Seed
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Nature

How Arne Sowed the Seed

Almost half a century ago, the Norwegian philosopher Arne Næss created the concept of deep ecology. We still have much to learn from his principles today.
Andrzej Kula