Tag: nature
The Amish live simply, but don’t confuse them with environmentalists
David McConnell, The College of Wooster and Marilyn Loveless, The College of Wooster
In recent decades, many popular myths about the Amish – that they...
Spending time alone in nature is good for your mental and...
Brad Daniel, Montreat College; Andrew Bobilya, Western Carolina University, and Ken Kalisch, Montreat College
Today Americans live in a world that thrives on being busy,...
Rural America: Where Sam Shepard’s roots ran deepest
John J. Winters, Bridgewater State University
When Sam Shepard died on July 27 the world lost one of the greatest playwrights of the past half-century....
The next step in sustainable design: Bringing the weather indoors
Kevin Nute, University of Oregon
A building’s primary purpose may be to keep the weather out, but most do such an effective job of this...
Hummingbird tongues are tiny pumps that spring open to draw in...
Alejandro Rico-Guevara, University of Connecticut and Kristiina Hurme, University of Connecticut
Hummingbirds live life at incomprehensible speeds. Their flight acrobatics are amazing, maneuvering more like...
Play linked to sluggish growth in infant monkeys – but should...
Phyllis Lee, University of Stirling
For more than a century, researchers have tried to pin down exactly why so many animal species play in their...
Canary in the Gold King Mine: legacy of abandoned mines means...
Ronald R H Cohen, Colorado School of Mines
You are gazing over the clear stream, thinking of fishing the crystal waters in the Rockies. The...
From Smokey Bear to climate change: the future of wildland fire...
John Bailey, Oregon State University
Current conditions in the West demonstrate that our US fire management system is struggling and approaching a state of crisis....
EXPLORING NATURE
Trump’s ‘God Squad’ pits energy vs. endangered species, but it’s a...
Dan Salas, University of Illinois Chicago
There’s a well-worn debate in U.S. politics that goes something like this: Would...
