For a long time, the architectural world seemed convinced that the only way to make a building feel healthy was to cover it in actual plants. The star of healthy architecture was the living building.

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 ...

Research shows that spending time in nature can improve our mood and ability to focus Observing nature — even something as simple as indoor plants — can increase feelings of humanization toward others ...

To a layperson, technology and biological life may seem like opposite poles. However, the tech industry regularly draws lessons from living organisms, striving to build tools and systems that not only ...

In nature, tiny crystals known as nanocrystals are formed slowly over many years. Rocks and minerals react with air, water, and carbon dioxide in a process called chemical weathering. These reactions ...

👋 Hi, everybody! Now that we’ve cleared Labor Day, summer is officially winding down. The changing of the seasons is a time when I — and maybe others — think about the natural world and its ebbs and ...

How does a densely populated, skyscraper-lined nation like Singapore transform into a lush green oasis where wildlife thrives alongside humans? The island nation’s ambitious vision of becoming a “City ...

The author writes, “‘It is very rare to have an eruption where an island forms and is long lasting. It happens once every 3,000 to 5,000 years in this area,’ says Olga Kolbrún Vilmundardóttir, a ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

Times-Picayune columnist Jarvis DeBerry writes that, thanks to Hurricane Katrina, he’s learned what’s really important. As the survivors of Hurricane Sandy end their first holiday weekend after the ...