This post is part of Hard Refresh, a soothing weekly column where we try to cleanse your brain of whatever terrible thing you just witnessed on Twitter. To the extent that "relaxing" online is ...

In 1996, in an episode called “Messages from Earth,” part of the beloved sci-fi TV series Babylon 5, Captain John Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) confesses to his Minbari colleague Delenn (the late, great ...

You know that feeling of clear-headed calm that washes over you when you listen to water babbling down a stream, or leaves rustling in the wind? Researchers say they’ve pinpointed a scientific ...

Nature is all around us. Most people enjoy it that way. There is no digital experience that beats just walking outside and enjoying the sunshine. However, technology can help you enjoy such ...

Burbling brooks. Gently rustling leaves. For most of us, hearing these sorts of nature sounds indoors improves our mental and physical wellbeing—as well as our cognitive performance. The sorts of ...

We have evolved from nature, among nature and with nature. Yet, as technology permeates into our lives, it is beginning to compete with nature. The dawn and dusk we’ve evolved to set our body clocks ...