As the Devon County Show marks its 130th anniversary, this year's event includes some quirky additions to the more ...

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. When Truphena Muthoni stepped up to a royal palm in Nyeri and ...

On a recent 80-degree day at Rock Creek Park, an urban national park in the heart of Washington D.C., a dozen children as young as four sank their hands into the creek mud, discovered crayfish hiding ...

It might sound like something out of a wellness cliché, but there’s real science behind why hugging trees makes people feel better. Studies show that spending time around trees lowers cortisol, slows ...