Even the words we use to express our connection to nature are dwindling as the demands of modern life isolate us from the non-human world, according to a new study by psychologist Miles Richardson of ...

We know and use fewer words for nature, according to a new study. Experts say it’s a terrible sign for our mental and physical health. Scientists aren’t sure how many species exist in the world — ...

Over the past 220 years, the connection between people and nature has declined by more than 60%. That's the key finding of a study led by Miles Richardson, a professor of nature connectedness at the ...

Foliage at North Pond at the Savoy State Forest in Florida. "The yellow, red and orange pigments in leaves are always present ...

WWF's Marcene Mitchell is encouraged by the innovation, determination, and collaboration of Climate Week. Headwinds remain ...

Word learning in children represents a fundamental aspect of cognitive development and language acquisition. This area of research explores how young learners overcome the ambiguous nature of their ...

This summer, researchers at the University of Derby in the UK published a finding that humanity’s connection to nature has declined by more than 60 percent since 1800. The researchers arrived at this ...

The loss of so many beetles, birds, and bacteria is desperately sad. But it’s far from the full extent of our loss. A new study analyzing how many terms authors use for the natural world shows that ...