Nature
Mid-pandemic mankind could learn a lot from the bush
In the animal kingdom, survival depends on coalitions, co-operation and adaption. Only humans let their egos take them to dangerous terrain, writes Gavin Hartford
23 August 2020 - 00:00
It starts like this. We sleep in a glass box. The box lies beneath a blanket of stars. The stars are always there because the nights are always clear. The Milky Way watches us. That's all we see. Night after night. But there's more...
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