Children raised in rural environments who spend a lot of time outdoors with some exposure to animals grow to have better regulated immune systems than children living in urban environments, a new ...

Introduction -- The changing patterns of disease in children -- The chemical environment -- Children's unique vulnerability to toxic chemicals in the environment -- The links between toxic chemicals ...

The effects of air pollution on kids "should have parents up in arms" to force changes in air pollution regulations, a reader said. Experts say children exposed to high air pollution levels can lose ...

Getting people to change their behavior is a challenging task. From the Stanford Marshmallow Experiment to the Piano Stair Experiment, scientists have been trying to understand what motivates people ...

The Eco Kids Club at the Mt. Pleasant Discovery Museum (MPDM) aims to teach kids about helping the environment. The Eco Kids Club is a hands on program that meets once a month from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. to ...

When Kara Livingston and Nicole Boynton were teenagers, they swapped clothes and shoes. This essentially doubled their wardrobe, but an even better benefit in their minds was that sharing clothing cut ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- A Bend nonprofit got a generous donation in a novel way - through a lemonade stand. For two girls, Noa and Lila, visiting their grandparents in Central Oregon turned out to have a ...

LEWISBURG, Pa. — Behind Summit Early Learning in Lewisburg, kids are just being kids. They are exploring the new outdoor learning environment that was built not that long ago. Executive Director Doug ...