Simply looking at nature – or even just digital pictures of it – can relieve pain, according to new research which scanned ...

A groundbreaking study reveals that exposure to nature can reduce pain by altering brain activity. Researchers found that participants experienced lower pain levels when viewing outdoor scenes.

It is well known to reduce feelings of anxiety as well, and the report serves as a reminder of how much good the great outdoors can do.

The team discovered that the raw sensory signals the brain receives when something hurts were reduced when watching a carefully designed, high-quality, virtual nature scene. The study confirmed ...