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The Ozone Layer

Youth Global Warming Science Environment

What's going on with the hole in the ozone layer?

How Fish Get Away With Being Colourful

Youth Environment Nature Science Biology

Coral reef fish get away with being colourful thanks to a weird quirk of underwater optics.

Are Our Allergies Getting Worse?

Youth Global Warming Health Environment

Kids News contributor Arjun Ram investigates how issues like global warming may have impacted allergy season and what kids can do to get help.

Can Zoos Save Species From Extinction?

Youth Animals History Science Environment

Dig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation.

Greenwashing

Youth Environment Global Warming Society

Do you ever see companies using terms like “sustainable” or “eco-friendly?” It could be a clue that they are doing something called greenwashing.

Microworlds: Unsung Pollinators

Youth Animals Environment Facts Nature Ecology

When it comes to pollinating flowering plants, bees and butterflies tend to get all the glory, but ants, flies, wasps, beetles, and more are also hard at work.

Ice Age Mummies

Youth Environment History Science

Discover what scientists have found buried in the Arctic permafrost, and find out the far-reaching effects of its melting.

Climate Types

Youth Education Environment Science

Let's learn about the different climate types on our planet!

Earth's Water Cycle

Youth Science Space World Environment

ESA’s Climate Change Initiative is looking at a range of climate variables linked to the water cycle.

A Love Letter To The Ocean

Youth Global Warming Nature World Environment

Learn about the vital role the ocean plays in the carbon cycle and in regulating Earth’s climate with this poem.

Accepting Change Through Colour

Youth Environment Nature Life Psychology

A story of change in nature, helping us cope with change in life and acknowledge it as a constant part of our experience.

When Will The Continents Collide?

Youth History Science World Environment Geology

Dig into the science of plate tectonics to find out when the next supercontinent will emerge— and how it could affect Earth’s environment.

Studying Forest Biomass From Space

Youth Environment Global Warming Nature Science Data Science

Forestry expert Maurizio Santoro explains how the use of various data can bring a great contribution/benefit to the field of mapping biomass.

What Is The Best Shape For A Farm?

Youth Environment Food Nature Science Economy

The shape of a farm can tell you a surprising amount about the land it's on and the people that use it.

The World's Loneliest Tree

Youth History Nature Wildlife Environment

Tucked away in a corner of London's Royal Botanic Gardens, there is a very peculiar plant. It is, in fact, the very last of its kind on Earth.

Wasted: Fast Fashion

Youth Education Environment Global Warming Fashion Culture

New season, new styles, buy more, buy cheap, move on, throw away: the pollution, waste, and emissions of fast fashion are fuelling an ecological crisis.

Rescuing Indigenous Knowledge In The Andes To Restore Ecosystems

Youth Environment Global Warming History Social Media

Constantino Aucca Chutas has pioneered a community reforestation model driven by local and Indigenous communities, which has led to three million trees being planted in Peru.

Locust Plague Devours 40,000 Tonnes of Vegetation

Youth Animals Ecology Weather Nature Environment

When there is an abundance of crops, flightless locusts create a plague-like swarm, which can run a kilometre long, in search for food.

Plastic Bricks In Kenya

Youth Design Environment Technology Women Construction

Nzambi Matee (Kenya), a materials engineer and head of Gjenge Makers, which produces sustainable low-cost construction materials made of recycled plastic waste and sand.

How To Make Plastic From Seaweed

Youth Environment Science Biotechnology How-to

A California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed.

What Is Ocean Stratification?

Youth Environment Nature Science Ocean

The ocean has layers that mix—sometimes. What are the layers made of? And why is it bad news when they don’t?