Rising cases of chronic stress could be down to a mismatch between modern living and our own biology, according to a new study. Simply put, we're suited to being in natural spaces, not built-up cities.

That's the conclusion reached by two evolutionary anthropologists, Colin Shaw from the University of Zurich in Switzerland and Daniel Longman from Loughborough University in the UK.

They pulled together a wealth of evidence that suggests our biological evolution is being outpaced by rapid technological and environmental transformations .

Daily lives filled with triggers that put us slightly on edge, from overflowing inboxes to construction noise to work deadlines , are combining to put our bodies on alert around the clock – something that hasn't been the case for much of huma

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