A growing body of evidence shows that spending time in nature has many mental and physical benefits. But getting out into nature can feel daunting if rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has affected your ...

According to a new study published in People and Nature, there is mounting evidence that nature can help humans address the time pressure of contemporary urban lifestyles by contributing to the ...

In this excerpt, author Misty Pratt explores emerging research—and her own experience—that suggests remedies like park prescriptions may be as key to mental and physical health as diet, exercise, and ...

Before he could even swim himself, Sebastian Slovin remembers his father hoisting a 6-year-old Sebastian on his back and swimming in the deeper waters at La Jolla Cove. It’s how his relationship with ...

Microbes in our gut can have a profound impact on our health, but research is showing that those surrounding us in our environment—what’s known as the natural environmental microbiome—can have a big ...

NEWPORT NEWS — Gathered past sunset at Mariners’ Lake one cool Thursday evening, surrounded by the sounds of chirping crickets and a squawking blue heron, four nature lovers learned that time outdoors ...