Nature

Alexandra Cousteau continues her legendary family’s work with an eye toward protecting and conserving our most endangered ecosystems.

No matter where you live, says cookbook author Jeanne Kelley, a simple garden — be it a pot of herbs or a plot of vegetables — is well worth the effort.

Discover one of the world’s fastest-growing and easiest-to-learn fitness routines: Nordic walking.

Fresh air. Open sky. The beauty of the horizon. Most of us wish we could spend more time outside enjoying nature’s gifts. Now, a growing body of research is giving us even more compelling reasons to heed those desires. Discover why time spent in nature is time wisely invested in personal well-being.

A generation ago, kids learned about the natural world by going out to play. Today, many have virtually no experience with the unadulterated out-of-doors. Is this separation making our kids sick?

Too often, our intimate relationship with the natural world fades with childhood. But somewhere, in each of us, an essential craving remains.