Why do we love the great outdoors? New research shows part of the answer is in our genes

Study shows that we may have a natural affinity to nature. Image: Robert Collins/Dawid Zawiła
Richard Fuller
President, Pure Earth
Brenda Lin
Principal research scientist, CSIRO
Chia-chen Chang
Research fellow, University of California, Davis
Danielle Shanahan
Chief Executive and Adjunct Professor, Victoria University of Wellington
Kevin J. Gaston
Professor, University of Exeter
L. Roman Carrasco
Associate professor, National University of Singapore
Rachel Oh
PhD Student, Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Science, The University of Queensland

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