What can nature teach us about human communities? How can we honor the rights of nature while addressing our own needs? The Adirondack Diversity Initiative invites North Country educators to explore ...

For more than a century, scientists have debated whether intelligence is mostly a product of nature or nurture. Identical ...

Even the words we use to express our connection to nature are dwindling as the demands of modern life isolate us from the non-human world, according to a new study by psychologist Miles Richardson of ...

Jane Goodall died Wednesday. As she was universally regarded as the greatest living expert on chimpanzees, her passing is a momentous event. It’s one that comes at a time of upheaval in the field she ...

Humans are the only species that opts to fight against biological presets, miserably dragging ourselves out of bed at ...

Pet cloning is all the rage for those who can afford it, but those who study the genetics of brain development have some ...

Wolves roaming the Mongolian steppes cover more than 7,000 kilometers a year. The Arctic tern flies from pole to pole in its ...

Despite decades of progress, women remain underrepresented in science and technology (STEM) careers. New research by UBC psychology professor Dr. Toni Schmader and her team offers insight into one key ...

An age-old conundrum regarding raising children is the issue of nature versus nurture. That is, do genes determine a child's success in life, or is it the environment in which that child is raised? Or ...

While the rest of nature rises and slumbers to lunar and solar cycles, humans work and sleep to the resetting of their artificial clocks.

SALEM–The third annual Nature+Nurture Maker’s Market will combine educational displays and handmade items from local vendors downtown Saturday. This year’s event will be held from 10 a.m. through 3 ...