Nothing in the natural world makes sense - except when seen in the light of evolution

If we were all to reduce our demands for energy, it would make an enormous amount of difference.

I don't know [why we're here]. People sometimes say to me, 'Why don't you admit that the humming bird, the butterfly, the Bird of Paradise are proof of the wonderful things produced by Creation?' And I always say, well, when you say that, you've also got to think of a little boy sitting on a river bank, like here, in West Africa, that's got a little worm, a living organism, in his eye and boring through the eyeball and is slowly turning him blind. The Creator God that you believe in, presumably, also made that little worm. Now I personally find that difficult to accommodate.

One in eight plant species face extinction.

Its about cherishing the woodland at the bottom of your garden or the stream that runs through it. It affects every aspect of life.

No, not a feminist. I'm a humanist. I'm neither one side nor the other.

Bringing nature into the classroom can kindle a fascination and passion for the diversity of life on earth and can motivate a sense of responsibility to safeguard it.