How Fish Get Away With Being Colourful
Youth EnvironmentCoral reef fish get away with being colourful thanks to a weird quirk of underwater optics.
Are Our Allergies Getting Worse?
Youth EnvironmentKids 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 EnvironmentDig into the breeding program that saved Takhi horses from extinction, and explore the role of zoos in animal conservation.
Greenwashing
Youth EnvironmentDo 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 EnvironmentWhen 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 EnvironmentDiscover what scientists have found buried in the Arctic permafrost, and find out the far-reaching effects of its melting.
Earth's Water Cycle
Youth EnvironmentESA’s Climate Change Initiative is looking at a range of climate variables linked to the water cycle.
A Love Letter To The Ocean
Youth EnvironmentLearn 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 EnvironmentA 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 EnvironmentDig 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 EnvironmentForestry 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 EnvironmentThe 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 EnvironmentTucked 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 EnvironmentNew 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 EnvironmentConstantino 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 EnvironmentWhen 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 EnvironmentNzambi 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 EnvironmentA California startup makes compostable replacements for thin-film plastic out of seaweed.
What Is Ocean Stratification?
Youth EnvironmentThe ocean has layers that mix—sometimes. What are the layers made of? And why is it bad news when they don’t?