Welcome to NatureVolve issue 12

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NatureVolve, we are an international community uniting to share our ideas in science and art with the world, through the common appreciation of nature. While sharing diverse topics within science, conservation and art, in this issue we celebrate Earth’s Natural History, by transporting through geological histories, seeing creatures of the past, through to life as we know it in the present day.

In the section Science we look at Earth on varying scales, showcasing a fascinating array of geological specimens and fossils from the huge to microscopic. In Conservation, we explore the study of Earth’s past and present ecologies to build context around future challenges of climate change.

The front cover of this issue introduces the opening of our Scicomm section, where we have special guest Jack Horner who speaks to us about his life- long passion for paleontology. Throughout this section, we highlight amazing paleoart, artistic reconstructions of prehistoric creatures, before returning to the study of life in more recent times, with ongoing biology scicomm projects.

There is even more creativity to see in the Art section, with physics- inspired sculpture, and varied mediums used by artists inspired by nature.

Our magazine freely shares the ideas of both scientists and artists with worldwide societies by celebrating nature. Being open and inclusive, contributions in many forms are welcome.

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