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Spending time in the forest isn't just enjoyable, it's good for your health. NPR's Life Kit has research-backed exercises to try the next time you're among trees.

Science writer Janine Benyus believes innovators should look to nature when solving a design problem. She says the natural world is full of ideas for making things waterproof, solar-powered and more.

The grid is old and needs updating to truly access the benefit of renewables, but doing so is expensive and it takes forever.

Interesting things happens in nature once the sun goes down. The Illinois State University Horticulture Center in Normal reveals the beauty of the…

Karen in Normal bid farewell to a massive old maple tree on the west end of her house. Now that all remains is a stump, she wants to select something…

Does your dog hound you for hot dogs? Does your cat crave milk? You put a lot of thought into the pet foods you buy your furry friends, and you should be…

The huge flower heads of the hydrangea bring a burst of color—pink, blue, lavender—to your garden.For hydrangeas, as with real estate, it's all location,…

Middlebury College Professor Dr. Carly Thomsen said there is a disconnect between the desires, logics, and strategies of LGBTQ people in the rural Midwest…

Long before he was a professor of psychology, Travis Langley was a budding geek."I was born a nerdy child," Langley confessed wryly. "Seriously, my baby…

Adairs Run frontman Todd Hanchock said the title track to the band's 2016 EP "Turn Back The Miles" is where the band is headed."All these songs we're…