Forests play a crucial role in promoting health and wellbeing, but not all forests provide the same benefits. A large-scale study demonstrates how specific forest characteristics -- such as canopy ...

Forests on Indigenous lands in Panama have remained remarkably stable over the past two decades—more so than in protected ...

Decades after flooding drove his family from their Louisiana home, June returns to replant the land, and grapple with its legacy.

Scientists made fake leaves and dropped them in water tanks to observe how different shapes move as they sink.

Our list of the best botanic gardens in Southern California spans Santa Barbara to San Diego and includes gardens everyone ...

So, as a bookend to the fall foliage season, in the spring, the green comes first. Young leaves are light green with their ...

Once a magnet for intrepid backpackers and surfers—and now beloved by the likes of Margot Robbie and Alicia ...

Wales, with its rivers, waterfalls, lakes and quarries, is a haven for wild swimming. But anyone thinking of going for a dip ...

For centuries, humans have wondered if trees are more than passive bystanders in nature. Do they sense? Do they communicate?

Its beauty serves as one of many entry points for forest bathing guide Agnes Kedmenecz to lead her group deeper into their ...

Before Homo sapiens arrived, Europe's forests were not dense and dark but shaped by open and light-rich woodland landscapes. Researchers have analyzed 917 native forest plant species in Central and ...

Florida is full of breathtaking, scenic trails, and we've found the best ones for both beginner and advanced hikers, plus ...