A new campaign wants to redefine the word ‘nature’ to include humans – here’s why this linguistic argument matters

What does the word nature mean to you? Does it conjure visions of wild places away from the hustle and bustle of people, or does it include humans too? The meaning of nature has changed since the word was first used back as early as the 15th century.

Now a new campaign, We Are Nature, aims to persuade dictionaries to include humans in their definitions of nature. This campaign, a collaboration between a group of lawyers and a design company, involves a petition and open letter...