New research from University of Utah psychology researchers is helping prove what American authors John Muir and Henry David Thoreau tried to teach more than 150 years ago: Time spent in nature is ...

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 ...

At a time when more than half the world’s population lives in cities and people spend about 90 percent of their lives indoors, our relationship with the natural world has never been more distant or ...

Family conversations can become surprisingly difficult when everyday life is packed with school runs, work messages, errands, and screens that never seem to stop glowing. Even when everyone is ...

Shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing,” is a practice that originated in Japan and has gained global popularity for its profound health benefits. Studies have shown that this mindful interaction with the ...