Paying homage to the long-dead Transcendentalist, some people are building full-scale replicas of Henry David Thoreau’s ...

On this eight-degree morning, with clean sunlight flooding the upstairs office and a small dog asleep on the couch behind my desk, it is tempting to tell myself a reassuring story. We are fine. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walden Pond. Ekabhishek/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity!” urges American transcendentalist writer ...

To commemorate Henry David Thoreau’s 200 th birthday on July 12, the New York Times last week featured an essay by historian Douglas Brinkley based on a complete misinterpretation of one of Thoreau’s ...

Henry David Thoreau’s river journals from the 19th century are now helping scientists understanding the effects of climate change on New England's seasons. Thoreau's meticulous notes on river ice, ...

Into the woods is where we're headed now . . . with Don Dahler following the trail blazed a long time ago by one of our greatest naturalists and writers: The Maine woods, with its vast forests, its ...

“A Journal,” as Henry David Thoreau defined it in an entry from July 13, 1852, is “a book that shall contain a record of all your joy—your extacy.” Thoreau’s archaically spelled “extacy” infuses the ...

Henry David Thoreau, the essayist and poet whose book “Walden” still resonates with fans of nature and the environment in the modern era, was born 200 years ago Wednesday. Admirers of the pioneering ...

CONCORD - American literary icon Henry David Thoreau spent two years, two months, and two days at Walden Pond, writing what would later be published as his book "Walden." Now, nearly 180 years later, ...

America is giving up. Collectively, we’re putting in our two weeks. Please accept our national letter of resignation. “We’re in the middle of a Great Resignation,” reports Harvard Business School’s ...