THINK is the Official Research Magazine of the University of Malta. It offers a window into the stories and current research of students, alumni, and academics.
Our editorial team consists of Prof. Ing. Simon Fabri (Editor-in-Chief) and Rebekah Zammit (Editor), Gabriel Izzo and Nicole Pace (Designers), and a dedicated team of freelance contributors.
Issue 46 – Species
No man is an island, or rather, no species is an island. Not only do we rely on connections with other people but also everything that lives within our bodies, the pets and pests that we meet each day, and all that we consume.
Take a moment to look around you. What can you see that is not somehow connected to another living thing? From the clothes you are wearing to this edition in your hands, someone or something has played a part in its history. This is because the living whole of the natural world is essentially a net-like, entangled fabric that is continuously transforming itself.
Through vast, complex and collaborative systems, organisms are bound to participate in a lifelong tango of feeding, breeding, and dying – changing the landscape of Earth and its available resources. In Issue 46, THINK is examining these systems to learn how we interact with other living things, from microbes to bees, fish to fauna.
Everything we do has an effect, be it on ourselves or another living thing. And although we may not always understand the extent of our actions, we cannot disentangle ourselves from this Earth or this life. So, for now, let’s start by understanding some of the relationships that colour our lives.
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