Natural environments

…and phages, and bacterial behaviour in natural environments. Systems-level methods and single-cell approaches are considered together, allowing researchers developing new technologies to engage with biological questions and microbiologists to evaluate new ways of testing hypotheses. The programme combines invited and selected contributions with

Marc Berman discusses evidence on how exposure to natural environments affects cognition, mood and wellbeing. The conversation contrasts time spent in natural settings with indoor, screen-based and urban environments, and examines the emerging field of environmental neuroscience. It considers how nature may support cognitive performance as well as psychological, physical and social wellbeing.