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 ...

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 ...

The West was built on landscape paintings. Those early vistas captured by 19th-century artists — depicting towering mountains, rolling plains, lush forests and free-roaming wildlife — provided ample ...

Cruising the Great Lakes is a nice way to see some quiet beauty across North America. With five lakes and countless shorelines, every route offers a different kind of charm. From towering cliffs to ...

There isn’t one way to view all the beautiful scenery Southern California has to offer, but multiple points of view are gathered in one place for “Omnivision: Art Across Boundaries.” The art exhibit ...