Children who spend more time in natural environments have significantly better mental health, according to new research led by the University of Glasgow. The innovative new study, which used GPS and ...

But natural environments may offer even more: enhancing mood and cognitive performance even when a person has not previously been stressed or depleted. This is the finding of a review article ...

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 ...

People use green spaces more if they are available throughout their daily environments, not just around where they live. The Kobe University UCHIYAMA Yuta says: “This result can be used as evidence ...

Humans rely on a wide range of animals, plants, and microorganisms for healthy living environments. Research has shown that the continuing decline in biodiversity—the variety of life on Earth—is a ...

Ecological engineering combines the fields of ecology, natural sciences, civil infrastructure systems, and environmental engineering to predict, develop, and restore ecosystems with a focus on ...

We often forget that we exist as a part of an ecosystem, profoundly impacted by the environments surrounding us. But walk into nature, the land that we co-evolved alongside, and the nervous system ...

Natural resource management is the practice of sustainably using and protecting natural resources. Natural resources include land, water, air, minerals, forests, fish, and wildlife. Managing natural ...

Although access to nature is a basic human right, people's actual use of green spaces is subject to inequalities. A Kobe University-led research team analyzed what conditions make it more likely that ...