Jill U. Adams

Jill is a science journalist who reports on health, psychology, and the environment and lives in upstate New York.

Articles by Jill U. Adams

Birding With Benefits: How Nature Improves Our Mental Mindsets

December 20, 2019 — Mounting scientific evidence supporting the health benefits of the outdoors is helping shape innovations in medicine, education, and more.

Three Perspectives on Discovering the Mental Health Benefits of Nature

December 20, 2019 — The outdoors may help us focus or heal, but many grow up isolated from it.

How to Boost Your Mindfulness and Empathy While Birding

December 20, 2019 — Turning your focus to nature and wildlife can help allay stress and anxiety. But always make others feel at ease, too.

Chasing Dragonflies and Damselflies

July 11, 2012 — Birding and butterflying have long been popular. With the advent of easy-to-use field guides and common, colorful name