Nature

Nature provides us with a simple way to improve emotional health—in this case, flowers. The presence of flowers triggers happy emotions, heightens feelings of life satisfaction, and affects social behavior in a positive manner far beyond what is normally believed.

A Dutch nature program takes us inside a city apartment for a rare view from inside the nest of a Eurasian eagle-owl that decided to raise her chicks in his garden window box.

Back in 1979, I was looking for gibbons in Khao Yai National Park in Thailand. There in front of us, about 30 feet away, was a large tiger lying in the middle of the trail.

The world is filled with unique, breathtaking natural wonders—from boiling craters to caves full of luminescent glowworms. These 10 sites are a great place to start when looking for hope in some of Mother Nature's greatest offerings.

The study involved hundreds of children who were asked about their attitudes towards nature and happiness.

Ice volcanoes are a common sight on the north shore of Lake Superior during the winter months. They require a combination of high surf, cool temperatures and ice.

The plans could more than triple the amount of land currently held by the U.S. Navy for the Fallon Range Training Complex.

Women can wait up to two years to be diagnosed with the condition, a researcher looking for its cause told "Newsweek."

An expert told "Newsweek": "The planet will transition into a different state, possibly with some other life forms coming to dominate, or possibly with some surviving humans creating a different civilization."

Spaces like parks are thought to encourage people to exercise, as well as boost mental and physical health.

Scientists hope to insert the device into clothes.

"The lives of many people and the existence of diverse species hang in the balance," said an author of the study.

The ants had fallen down a ventilation pipe and survived for years by feasting on their nestmates corpses.

Washington State has become the first state in the nation to license outdoor preschools, nature-based early learning and child care programs.

Exposure to air pollution has previously been linked to low birth weight and pre-term birth.

Scientists fed pregnant mice high-fat diets, and observed their children to see if it affected their chances of developing Alzheimer's-like symptoms.

Researchers looked at the relationship between the fat and compounds linked to diabetes and obesity.

Even in the starkest of situations, the act of eating another human's flesh remains almost beyond contemplation.

A co-author of the study told Newsweek the research could one day be used to help rejuvenate other tissues.

The findings could have implications for the three billion people who eat seafood worldwide.

Drone footage revealed group of leopard seals taking turns to rip bits of flesh from a penguin carcass.

Even just seeing trees out your window might be enough to help you stop smoking, drinking or eating unhealthy food, a new study suggests.

The technique could be one day used against bugs which carry malaria, the study co-uthor told Newswe

The teeth might help explain why the species went extinct, the lead author of the study told Newsweek.

The oldest embryo kills and consumes its siblings, causing it to grow exponentially bigger and stronger.

He Jiankui sparked outrage by deleting a gene linked to HIV in human embryos.

This subterranean "wood wide web" underpins much of life on Earth and could play a crucial role in limiting climate change.

The research team also found that only 21 of the 91 long rivers that were once connected to the ocean still retain a direct connection from source to sea.

Reconnect with nature in Montana and Wyoming on the ultimate Western Road Trip

"The human consequences of this, particularly drying over large parts of North America and Eurasia, are likely to be severe," the authors warned.