Imagine a school where learning regularly happens beyond classroom walls, with forests, fields, and seasons used as part of the curriculum. It's happening in Nashville.

While watching humans reach new world records in the Winter Olympics this month, it dawns on me that some birds, insects and spiders in northern Illinois deserve medals of their own. The red-eyed ...

You’ve probably seen a headline or two about an invasive species taking over. Perhaps you’ve seen a sign warning of ...

A new study shows extreme heat is increasing worldwide, limiting safe daily activities and raising health risks for millions of people.

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Parts of Asia, Africa, Australia and North America are becoming unlivable for senior citizens, the researchers said.

Whatever the type of landscape, scrub habitats are just as significant as more celebrated hedgerows, offering a similar suite of benefits ...

Older adults in Bangladesh now face over 2,500 hours of extreme heat each year, severely limiting safe outdoor activity, according to a new international study.

Liz Clabaugh ’95 and Caroline Sekar ’03 were victims of the Sierra Nevada avalanche that killed nine people. Stanford friends ...

Study shows many ticks carry several infections, increasing health risks and making diagnosis harder after bites.

Researchers say we must stop treating physical inactivity as a personal failure and fix our broken systems instead.

Set like jewels, eight UNESCO World Heritage Sites glint with stories of civilizations past. Al-Ahsa is the world's largest oasis, lush with more than two million date palms. The rock art and ...