Most of my ecology and evolution undergraduates have never held a pair of binoculars or looked at a bug through a magnifying ...

The Twin Ponds Nature and Discovery Center, celebrating its 10th year, might be one of Aroostook County’s best kept secrets.

Although nature-based play spaces for children that include plants, trees, and rocks are growing in popularity, there is relatively little empirical evidence to support anecdotal claims that playing ...

Children's interest in nature is crucial for their understanding and appreciation of the natural environment, as well as for their mental health and efforts to biodiversity conservation. The primary ...

Children are naturally curious. They love asking questions, exploring new things, and discovering how the world works. Nature is one of the best classrooms for children because it is full of wonder, ...

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 ...

Children and young people across England are being invited to collect vital data on what lives and grows on school sites – something that has until now, remained largely unknown. During the first ever ...