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The northern cardinal seems an obvious choice for Indiana’s state animal. Its vivid red feathers stand out against winter ...

In Permaculture, The Core Model reveals a "Master Pattern" that illustrates the connections within nature, including elements ...

Photo by Jeff Tome Pictured are bees on hexagonal honeycomb. Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones based on natural ...

A new study suggests that children with ADHD may exhibit a distinctive, measurable pattern of brain activity that could reflect differences in neural efficiency. The researchers focus on aperiodic EEG ...

Growing up in the small town of Olathe, where the population of cows overpower the population of people, it was sometimes hard to find time for outdoor recreation. Luckily for us, we are a short drive ...

As a mother of two, Emma Flanders found it extremely difficult to find outdoor and nature-filled activities for her kids to enjoy. Everything seemed to be an indoor, super-structured setting, a screen ...

There’s a time-worn statement regarding things being "here today and gone tomorrow” that proves true in our everyday lives as well as in nature. Trends and products wax and wane within human societies ...

We can't protect what we don't understand. From decoding wolf howls to making sense of millions of citizen-science sightings, we explore the tools helping researchers understand the wild in new ways.

Tal Sharf (right, senior author), Tjiste van der Molen (middle, postdoctoral researcher), and Greg Kaurala (left, staff researcher). Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts.

Connecting kids to nature is more than just a walk in the woods! It can be a life changing experience that builds confidence resilience, and a lifelong love of the outdoors — all while inspiring ...