Prior to the 20 th Century, one of the most common ways of seeing the world was through the lens of stratification, which is the idea that the natural world comes in different scales or layers. For ...

The Lancaster Conservancy has acquired 180 acres of land in York County. The Chanceford Township property, which will be called Eagle View Nature Preserve, is adjacent to the Mason-Dixon Trail and is ...

Introduction. Science and philosophy -- Greek view of nature -- Renaissance view of nature -- Modern view of nature -- Consequences of this view PART I. GREEK COSMOLOGY. I. The Ionians. The Ionian ...

Few spring scenes are as spectacular as the annual display provided by dogwood trees in the Ozark woodlands. Inconspicuous for most of the year, these diminutive denizens of our forests outdo their ...

Behind "Caspar David Friedrich: The Soul of Nature" is the tale of German Romanticism in the Age of Napoleon. Caspar David Friedrich, Monk by the Sea (1808-1810). Photo: Andres Kilger. Courtesy of ...

The Lancaster Conservancy spent about $4 million to acquire the land and estimates it will take about two years to determine ...

Sitting in a boat on Lake Sandoval, in the middle of the Amazonian forest in Peru, with the sun setting to the west and the moon rising in the east, Yésica Patiachi saw two macaws circling overhead ...

CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio -- The Geauga Park District is hosting a dual art exhibit featuring the work of two Ohio artists with distinct perspectives. One creates timeless oils paintings and the other ...