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Nature versus nurture is a long-standing debate in biology and society about the relative influence on human beings of their genetic inheritance (nature) and the environmental conditions of their development ( nurture ). The alliterative expression "nature and nurture" in English has been in use since at least the Elizabethan period [ 1] and ...
Mental health has been defined as the state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community. [3] Research on the exposure to natural environments show that nature strengthens our mental health in multiple ways, such as lowering ...
The Center for Humans and Nature Press is the Center's independent publishing wing—exploring themes of human interconnection with nature and human responsibilities to the whole community of life. The Center for Humans and Nature Press print publications include the five-volume book series, Kinship: Belonging in a World Relations.
A photograph of the aftermath of a cyclone and a crocodile’s eye are among the winning images of this year’s competition. Destructive cyclones and dreamlike scenery: award-winning photos show ...
Nature deficit disorder. Nature-deficit disorder is the idea that human beings, especially children, are spending less time outdoors than they have in the past, and the belief that this change results in a wide range of behavioral problems. This disorder is not recognized in any of the medical manuals for mental disorders, such as the ICD-10 ...
It’s a creature of the deep so rare that there’s never been a recorded live sighting of it, and since the 1800s only six samples have ever been documented. Conservation experts say next to ...
Jimbo Meador has spent a lifetime here, hunting, fishing, shrimping, crabbing, frogging and trapping. For years, he offered boat tours for people who want to learn about the delta's ecological riches.
Nature connectedness is the extent to which individuals include nature as part of their identity. [ 1] It includes an understanding of nature and everything it is made up of, even the parts that are not pleasing. [ 2] Characteristics of nature connectedness are similar to those of a personality trait: nature connectedness is stable over time ...