Even those who may have won the genetic lottery or have unlimited amounts of money to spend on skincare aren’t exempt from the natural effects of aging. But while the beauty industry is bent on spending a fortune trying to convince people of the supreme wonders of chemical peels, Botox injections, and serums, there’s an entire world…
Recovering From Nature Deficit Disorder
I often speak to parent audiences in school settings about screen addiction warning signs and prevention. On the way to the auditorium for a recent parent talk, I found myself wandering through the K-2nd grade hall of a local public school. My youngest of four children is in high school now, so it has been…
Elephants Warmly Welcome an Orphaned Baby Elephant Into Their Herd
Look at the love and protection they show. Just amazing!
Four Ways Nature Can Protect Your Well-Being During a Pandemic
Living through the COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe impact on people’s mental health and well-being. Restricted movement, loss, and isolation have led to increases in depression, anxiety disorders, stress, sleep disorders, and more. The effects have been even harsher for teens. How can we help protect our well-being during this particularly difficult time? Though…
Back to Our Roots
The fundamentals of life at Athol Orchards are simple: a tight-knit family, a love for all things apple, and a deep appreciation for mountain air and American soil. Located in the northern reaches of Idaho, Athol Orchards is owned and operated by the Conley family: Erreck, Nikki, daughters Mackenzie (13) and Madelyn (10), and Nikki’s…
Why Wildlife Is Returning to Eastern Kentucky
The past 20-plus years of mass media reporting on the environment has been dominated by predictions of cataclysmic catastrophe and mayhem, although during my life, I’ve seen a very different story. Growing up in Eastern Kentucky, deer were few, with no bear, coyotes, turkeys, mountain lions, bald eagles, and certainly no elk. Today, all of…
Elephants Rescued Baby Elephant From Another Herd
They don’t call elephants the most noble of all land creatures for no reason.
UCSD Finds Technique That Could Boost Mapping of Cell Interiors
SAN DIEGO—Using a new artificial intelligence identifying method, researchers at the University of California–San Diego (UCSD) and their collaborators have taken a potentially significant leap forward in understanding human cells, according to a report published in the Nov. 24 issue of “Nature.” The pilot study—which combines microscopy, biochemistry techniques, and artificial intelligence in a technique known as…
Gretchen Daily Values Nature
Environmental scientist and tropical ecologist Gretchen Daily thinks about our environmental challenges, and the people affected by them, on many levels. At one level, there are everyday farmers, ranchers, fishermen, and other producers. “People who work on the land, some who work on the water,” she said. At another level, there are the huge, often…
Book Review: ‘Our Wild Calling’
Acclaimed nature journalist and author Richard Louv has written several books most notably “Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder,” “The Nature Principle,” and “Vitamin N.” His writings have been instrumental in birthing an international movement to connect children, families, and communities more closely with nature. He is co-founder and chair…
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