Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getting out in nature for a scenic walk allows you to engage your senses. (Getty Creative) (Olga Pankova via Getty Images) It’s ...

Spending time in or around nature can provide people suffering from chronic lower back pain with a degree of escapism that helps them better manage their physical discomfort, a new study has shown.

Nature journaling, forest bathing, ecotherapy, tree climbing, hiking – we’ve all heard that time spent in nature is good for our mental health. Scientists have even examined saliva samples and found a ...

Sue Coulter and Three Rivers Charter School students take a hike along the Mendocino Coast (as they fly like birds), Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, in Fort Bragg. (Kent Porter / The Press Democrat) Getting ...

Being in nature is great for your brain. Experts are trying to figure out why. By Dana G. Smith In 2008, 38 students at the University of Michigan set out on a walk. Half of them wound their way ...

Spending time in nature may help people feel better about their bodies by increasing self-compassion and mental restoration.

Researchers asked patients, some of whom had experienced lower back pain for up to 40 years, if being in nature helped them coped better with their lower back pain. They found that people able to ...