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Environmental issues are said to be ‘hybrids’ of nature and society, and it would seem obvious that interdisciplinary approaches, bringing together natural and social scientists, should offer a way forward. But why have such collaborations not routinely happened? Why do the social and natural sciences tend to go their separate ways? How are their research methods different? Do the social and natural sciences enjoy a similar or different status in society at large? Write a short essay exploring these questions and conclude with your own view of whether more interdisciplinarity is likely in future studies of environmental issues.