Amphibians Face Mass Extinction as Fungus Spreads Across the World
AdultsAnimalsEnvironment...Results from a recent global survey of amphibians shows that chytrid fungus has threatened twice as many species than previously thought.
How to grow your own glacier
AdultsEnvironmentNature...Explore the ancient methods of growing glaciers, the homemade bodies of ice used as water sources, and how they can be used to combat climate change.
Why are earthquakes so hard to predict?
AdultsEnvironmentNature...Take a look at the theories behind why earthquakes occur, what makes them so hard to predict and the warning system technologies we rely on today.
Earth Hour 2019
TeachersEducationEnvironment...This toolkit contains assets which help raise awareness of the nature all around us, tools to empower you and the people around you to take action and advocate for this year's Earth Hour and beyond!
The Biggest Lie About Climate Change
AdultsEnvironmentNature...You were lied to about climate change.
This Is Why The Holidays Can Suck!
AdultsEnvironmentHistory...Trying to be cheery might make you dreary!
The dangerous and daring race for the South Pole - Elizabeth Leane
AdultsEnvironmentHuman...By the early 1900’s, nearly every region of the globe had been visited and mapped, with only two key locations left: the North and South Poles.
The Unique Wildlife of The Scottish Highlands
AdultsAnimalsEnvironment...Be transported to the frozen tundra of Scotland's Cairngorms National Park in this stunning short by filmmaker Max Smith.
Dear Water: You Are a Blessing
TeachersEnvironmentTeacher Cafe"Dear Water" is a poem written by Kenyan Schoolgirls and it's absolutely beautiful. It's an ode of gratitude to the recently drilled borehole in their community, which has freed up their time to attend school instead of walking long distances to fetch water.
Earth Day Activities
TeachersEnvironmentTeacher CafeEarth Day is April 22 and it serves as an important reminder of how each one of us needs to do our part to care for the planet. Technology is a fantastic way to get students to travel around the world and view ecological devastation or get students to research changing climate over time. With Apps and web tools, students can learn and share their ideas on social media.
What If The Sun Disappeared For One Month?
AdultsScienceEnvironment...What if the sun goes out right now?
Why Snakes Are Disappearing From Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentSome vulnerable species of water snakes are disappearing due to overfishing in the world’s most biodiverse lake—the Tonle Sap, in Cambodia.
What's a smartphone made of?
AdultsEnvironmentTechnologyAs of 2018, there are around 2.5 billion smartphone users in the world. If we broke open all the newest phones and split them into their component parts, that would produce around 85,000 kg of gold, 875,000 of silver, and 40,000,000 of copper.
He Spent 40 Years Alone in the Woods, and Now Scientists Love Him
AdultsEnvironmentLife...Welcome to Gothic, Colorado-one of the coldest places in the United States. This ghost town has been abandoned since the 1920s, but there is at least one person who still calls it home.
Build Summer Underground Swimming Pool
AdultsCreativityEnvironmentToday we built an Underground Swimming Pool. Its a hot season so we built a pool and continue with the construction of our Temple.
Inside the Mission to Save the Rare Helmeted Hornbill From Poachers
AdultsEnvironmentWorldWhat does it take to photograph the helmeted hornbill? Patience. National Geographic photographer Tim Laman teamed up with Rangkong Indonesia and spent months in the field just to get a glimpse of the extremely rare bird.
What If You Never Washed Your Hands?
AdultsEnvironmentHealth...Do we need to wash our hands all the time?
What is the coldest thing in the world?
AdultsEnvironmentScience...The coldest materials in the world aren't in Antarctica or at the top of Mount Everest. They're in physics labs: clouds of gases held just fractions of a degree above absolute zero.
Finding Groundwater
AdultsConstructionEnvironmentI have been searching for groundwater in my old village for the last three months. Unfortunately, my old Village was destroyed by a flood, now we are trying to find groundwater in my new village.
What Are The Most Mysterious Places On Earth?
AdultsEnvironmentNature...There are places on planet earth that very few humans have explored. Let's look at some of those mysterious destinations!
Why Some Animals Follow The Moon
AdultsAnimalsEnvironment...Organisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms.