Brain scans show that time in nature quiets stress circuits, restores attention, and reduces rumination in measurable ways.

Humans have evolved to live much of their lives indoors or in urban, man-made environments. Increasingly, however, research shows the value of a walk in the woods. Melissa Piasecki, M.D., Senior ...

A walk in the woods appears to sharpen the mind better than an urban asphalt amble, a new brain scan study finds. People strolling through an arboretum at the University of Utah performed better on ...

In an era dominated by complex fitness routines and expensive gym memberships, walking emerges as nature’s most accessible and effective medicine. This fundamental human movement, often overlooked in ...

Spending time in nature with your kids—even if it’s just a 20-minute walk in a nearby park—can strengthen parent-child bonds and help family members get along better with one another, according to a ...

Lado Okhotnikov, entrepreneur and founder of the medtech company Holivita, shares his reflections on movement, the body, and what happens when we wear shoes that enhance our biology rather than change ...

Join Yoshi Tomoyasu, associate professor of Biology, and other Miami biologists for this Adaptive Nature Walk on Wheels 10 a.m.-noon, Sunday, Oct. 5. The event begins at the Miami University Natural ...

"Pretty unique" might be an understatement in describing one of the first design elements proposed for a nature center to be built in the woods north of Colorado Springs. That's how Todd Marts, El ...