JERUSALEM -- Since embracing family and friends is off-limits these days because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Israel Nature and Parks Authority say people can find comfort in a different way by ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Love can be expressed every day, but Valentine’s Day makes it more special to convey our feelings to people whom we hold dear. And during this occasion, flowers are usually ...

Koalas clinging onto trunks may look like one of nature’s cutest things online, but their tree-hugging is actually deeply rooted in survival. In the wild, koalas aren't lounging around; they do live ...

In Finland's Halipuu Forest, a family has developed a novel way to save their fragile forest: by inviting guests in to hug the trees. Next summer, the fifth-annual World Tree Hugging Championships ...

PALISADES PARK — Marcy Miller rested her head gently on the California palm tree, tears welling in her eyes as she embraced the trunk, memories of her now deceased father, once a worker in a lumber ...

Twenty-two-year-old environmental activist Truphena Muthoni Environmental activist Truphena Muthoni becomes the first person to hug a tree continuously for 72 hours on December 11, 2025. [Amos Kiarie, ...

Truphena Muthoni stunned netizens with her unconventional training for a tree-hugging marathon in Brazil, aiming to hug 1,172 ...

Environmental champion Truphena Muthoni heads to Brazil to attempt a world record by hugging 1,172 trees in an hour, building ...

OK. I admit it. I’m a tree hugger, but I am not profligate in my affections. Only certain species receive my embrace. I can’t remember when I started hugging trees, but I’ve always admired them, ...

Director of the N.C. Cooperative Extension Center for New Hanover County at the Arboretum Have you hugged a tree today? Research points to a plethora of positive health benefits for the human ...

It may not quite be the Olympics – but forest worker Martina Sanchez-Wilson felt 'fantastic' after winning this year's Scottish Tree Hugging Championships. Ms Sanchez-Wilson from Patagonia, South ...