Summer is a time of the year when people usually spend a lot of time outside and many of us, author included, like to be in nature. Some research suggests that humans innately tend to seek connections ...

The instructor of a new program at Mariners’ Lake hopes that people leave with resources to regain calm and joy in their ...

Whenever Tiffany Emond is feeling stressed she will seek out the sound of ocean waves lapping the shore. Often, this happens after a long day at the kennel where the 32-year-old works near her home ...

Analysis: The sounds of animals walking, chewing food and panting are almost always recorded by human Foley artists in a sound studio far away from the filming location Wildlife documentaries like the ...

We may live without much thought of the complicated human-wrought infrastructure that makes our lives comfortable, convenient ...

Brits’ favourite natural sounds include waves crashing against the shore, the gentle trickle of water flowing in a stream – and hauntingly beautiful whale song, research has found. A poll of 2,000 ...

If there’s one thing I can count on to make me feel better, it’s a good ol’ nature documentary (ideally narrated by David Attenborough). The visuals are astounding; the voiceovers are reassuring; and ...

About the author: Richard leBrasseur is Assisant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Green Infrastructure Performance Lab at Dalhousie University On a Friday, in late February, ...