Nature

This year more than any other we’ve been reminded that access to outdoor private space is a privilege—not all of us have a home with a garden. But many of us have ...

Commentary The mantra to build a “green economy” is actually code to kill the oil and natural gas ...

There is growing evidence that being in natural spaces has a positive effect on mental health. Being in nature is also ...

Commentary Science should never be tainted by ideology. After all, science isn’t supposed to be about political beliefs ...

Forest bathing, also known as shinrin-yoku, is the ancient practice of visiting a forest and breathing in its ...

Spending just 20 minutes in nature can significantly lower stress hormone levels, researchers said. The stress-reducing benefits of ...

Commentary A statement widely attributed to the great British thinker G.K. Chesterton describes the modern period as perfectly ...

Around the globe, college- and university-aged students are experiencing high levels of stress and mental illness. For example, in ...

I’m a hiker—“born to hike,” as my husband likes to joke. It does my heart and soul good ...

Ever since he can remember, Chad Belding has possessed a profound passion and respect for the outdoors. His ...

Commentary MOUNTAIN CITY, Georgia—Just off U.S. Highway 23, along the spectacular views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, T.J. ...

Clyde Butcher is an award-winning nature photographer who is best known for his striking black-and-white images of the ...

A new framework for how city planners can measure the mental health benefits of nature could help incorporate those ...

What do the Grand Canyon, Sistine Chapel, and gazing at distant stars all have in common? They can ...

People who experience nature for at least 120 minutes per week are more likely to report good health ...

I grew up mostly outdoors surrounded by plants. Our house sat on a hill covered with blueberry bushes, ...

Taking in such spine-tingling wonders as the Grand Canyon, the Sistine Chapel ceiling, or Franz Schubert’s “Ave Maria” ...

Outdoor Walking Meetings Boost Your Mental and Physical Health

When you live in northern Michigan like we do, there’s a strong sense of urgency when summer arrives. ...

Nature produces plenty of mysterious and amazing phenomena that are only possible when temperatures dip below freezing. From ...

On a windy autumn morning, children dressed in colorful woolly hats and mittens sing a greeting to the ...

People who live in neighborhoods with more green spaces may have less stress, healthier blood vessels, and a ...

The environmental movement is shifting from focusing solely on raising awareness about environmental issues. Many environmental agencies and ...

The city of Irvine was designed with conservation in mind. Some 16,000 acres of preserved natural habitats and ...

Eat Salads Medicine is entering the age of the microbe. We are just beginning to find out how incredibly ...

For most of human history, a connection to nature was a fact of life. We were intimately tied ...