At first glance, Takehito Miyatake’s photos of magical firefly trails, glowing forests, and the eruptions of the Sakurajima volcano in Japan call to mind a long-forgotten childlike sense of ...

You know that feeling when you’re lying in bed, staring at the ceiling, wondering why your brain has decided that 11 PM is ...

Easy access to nature, like parks and trails, provides opportunities for mental health benefits. Even short periods of time spent outdoors can have a positive impact on mood and focus. Preserving ...

Artificial night-time lighting has a diverse range of effects across the natural ... A meta-analysis of biological impacts of artificial light at night. Nature Ecology, 2020 DOI: 10.1038/s41559 ...

Time spent in nature sparks a series of happy reactions inside us, reducing our cortisol (stress) levels, increasing our levels of serotonin (the happiness hormone), and it can even cause us to ...

Back by popular demand, Audubon Zoo is offering the Nature at Night "kid-only" events for children ages 6-12. Youngsters can enjoy a special animal experience, pizza party, an event-themed art ...

But that’s not the only way a walk in nature can soothe that frantic feeling of never having enough time that’s so common to modern life. In other studies, people in nature “reported feeling ...