This story is part of Salon Food’s “In Defense Of…” series, which is a collection of commentary, personal essays, and reporting about foods we love that are controversial, unfairly maligned or could ...

It’s a photographer’s best friend, a selling point for homes, and a major perk for office employees: natural light. As a general rule, most of us would prefer to live out our lives under the warmth of ...

Most of us know it all too well -- that painful feeling when the alarm goes off long before you're ready to wake up. No matter how many times you hit snooze, it jars you half-awake again -- no less ...

Teachers and students are not supposed to be cave-dwelling creatures: Natural light is vital to their mental and physical health. Yet 1 in 5 teachers in a nationally representative survey by the ...

Environmental comfort is one of the aspects that contribute to the good performance of architecture. In project descriptions, the incidence of natural lighting and ventilation is often highlighted as ...