Our brains build maps of the environment that help us understand the world around us, allowing us to think, recall, and plan. These maps not only help us to, say, find our room on the correct floor of ...

The default mode network (DMN) is a set of interconnected brain regions known to be most active when humans are awake but not ...

A new study in Nature Communications explores the dynamics of higher-order novelties, identifying fascinating patterns in how we combine existing elements to create novelty, potentially reshaping ...

Waitrose is teaming up with digital mapping tool, Land App, to revolutionise sustainable farming and support farmers in the adoption of nature-friendly practices in the UK. The partnership will ...

What is the structure of our physical reality? Physicists have long imagined space and time interweaving into “space-time”, the metaphorical fabric that underlies the cosmos. But there may be ...

Water voles have declined by over 90% in Wales since the 1980s. Promises to tackle nature loss and boost biodiversity by the Welsh government have been called into question in a highly critical ...

UW study finds He says noticing nature is an example of a "glimmer," which refers to small, everyday moments that bring calmness to our mind and body. They're the opposite of triggers, which can ...

The complexity of the human brain—86 billion neurons strong with more than 100 trillion connections—enables abstract thinking, language acquisition, advanced reasoning and problem-solving, and the ...

It means leaving the city and digital world behind, being off line and tuned in to Mother Nature. “Shinrin-yoku” is the Japanese word meaning “forest bath” that was first coined in the ...