It hardly counts as breaking news that spending time in nature reduces stress levels. But according to a new study, merely imagining natural scenes has stress-reducing effects. The study used a ...

Watching nature scenes lessens pain by reducing brain activity linked to pain perception. The corresponding study was published in Nature Communications. "Our study is the first to provide evidence ...

A new neuroimaging study has revealed that viewing nature can help ease how people experience pain, by reducing the brain activity linked to pain perception. Published in the journal Nature ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The hassles and frustration of commuting and road trips may not seem so bad if you drive down scenic, tree-lined streets, a new study suggests. Researchers found that people who ...

As a photographer, meeting wild animals is always a wonderful moment and a joyful surprise. Sometimes I witness unusual natural scenes right from my doorstep: a goshawk staring in through the window, ...

The brain response shows overall brain activity involved in processing the location and intensity of pain. This response was lower when people were exposed to virtual nature scenes compared to urban ...