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 ...

How often are humans able to gaze, up close and personal, at the crown of a 90-foot tree? Zip-line adventurers might, and scientists sometimes climb up high for research. But normally we bipeds are ...

For Margaret Sullivan, the connection was with a rotting log that was sprouting new life. For Religious of the Sacred Heart Sr. Maureen Glavin, it was the way in which seed pods sprouted from the ...

It’s been a hot and rainy summer in many parts of the US, and it’s been hard to spend as much time in nature as many of us would like. Heat waves and unpredictable weather have sometimes made it ...

Walking in the forest, one can't help but notice the smell of the pine trees, the sunlight falling on the rocks, the soft moss and ferns on the forest floor, and the sound of birds singing in the ...

This story is part of a series on how to enhance your walks in nature. Trees can indeed talk. But, you have to listen with your eyes. In other words, read the woods. You can learn about the history of ...

The most famous petrified forest in the U.S. is out west in Arizona, but Mississippi has its own forest full of petrified ...

A Walk in the Park is an ongoing series from State Journal photographer Nick King, who intends to explore Lansing area parks one hour at a time. If you have a suggestion of a park he should visit, ...

Entering Poland’s Białowieża National Park through an enormous hand-hewn wooden gate, I felt like I had passed through a fairy-tale portal. Inside, my guide and I faced a hardpacked dirt trail leading ...