The Unique Wildlife of The Scottish Highlands
Adults EnvironmentBe 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
Teachers Environment"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
Teachers EnvironmentEarth 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.
Why Snakes Are Disappearing From Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake
Adults EnvironmentSome 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?
Adults EnvironmentAs 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
Adults EnvironmentWelcome 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
Adults EnvironmentToday 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
Adults EnvironmentWhat 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 is the coldest thing in the world?
Adults EnvironmentThe 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
Adults EnvironmentI 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?
Adults EnvironmentThere 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
Adults EnvironmentOrganisms of all shapes and sizes synchronize their behaviors using biological clocks. Some keep pace with the daily rising and setting sun using circadian rhythms.
Amazing Earth Facts To Blow Your Mind
Adults EnvironmentWe live in a beautiful world, and these amazing facts will blow your mind.
How to survive if you get stranded on an island in the middle of nowhere
Adults EnvironmentWhat is one supposed to do, if you find yourself in the middle of nowhere? Here are some tips and advice on how to stay alive in the most deserted places.
Who Lives At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench?
Adults EnvironmentCreepy Monsters At The Bottom Of The Mariana Trench.
Going green shouldn't be this hard
Adults EnvironmentGoing green does not need to be a sacrifice, either for us as individuals or for businesses, governments and the economy.
What Ever Happened To Saving The Rainforest?
Adults EnvironmentThe efforts to save the Amazon rainforest actually did save it. However, new threats have arisen to combat conservation efforts.
FarmBot Genesis
Adults EnvironmentFarmBot Genesis is humanity's first open-source CNC farming machine designed for at-home automated food production.