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Starvation is a natural cause of death for polar bears and is virtually never caused by lack of sea ice.

Falsehood flies, and the Truth comes limping after it.

To put it another way, I sacrificed contributing the most valuable knowledge for society in order for the research to be compatible with the confirmation bias of the editors and reviewers of the journals I was targeting.

Everyone knows that nature has an amazing healing power. All you have to do is take a walk and look at a tree on a pretty day and you can feel the majesty of nature. But it is an ugly truth that even the outdoor world is...

Further failures by Nature’s review and editorial process, combined with uncritical and amplified media promotion,  have unnecessarily confused the science and public.

Humans are well known for looking in the mirror and responding to their reflections. Interestingly, scientific research has revealed that it is a rare trait among animals, with only a few species displaying this ability....

By Jo Nova When the formerly esteemed journal Nature endorsed one side of politics in 2020, apparently it didn’t change any votes, but about a third of Trump supporters decided the science it published was politically...

During COP27, held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) published the Living Amazon Report 2022. This report has shed light on the current state of the Amazon rainforest and the gravity of the deforestation...

The home is vast at 8,125 square feet. Yet, designers at Strang Design, a multidisciplinary design firm with offices in Miami and Sarasota, Florida, successfully realized a minimalist, cozy and nature-connected vibe throughout...

This is the Voice of Urban Nature, a gorgeous pavilion that is 100% built from local and biobased building materials in the Amsterdam and Almere region...

Nocs Provisions, a San Francisco-based optics company, celebrates nature, the environment and Indigenous art in a new collaboration with artist Amelia Winger-Bearskin and outdoor giant REI.[...]

If you’re tuned into the applicable channel, news of climate change and global warming is everywhere. Water shortages, air pollution, dwindling wildlife habitats, wildfires, flooding, other natural disasters and animal...

What sounds scarier, a swarm of earthquakes or a supervolcano? Yellowstone National Park, one of the most seismically active places in the U.S., has both. And in September, the park experienced 510 little quakes in the Grizzly...

If a massive waterfall sits remotely in the rainforest and there’s no one to hear it, does it still make a sound? Yes, a massive one. Case in point: Kaieteur Falls, the world’s largest single-drop waterfall. It's buried...

There is balance in nature. From the decomposing materials to the roots of trees, the entire ecosystem speaks to each other in a perfect melody of support. This symbiotic relationship ensures all plants and animals receive...