Climate Research Offers Coffee Farmers Hope For Their Crops
AdultsEconomyFoodNatureEnvironmentGuatemala's third largest export after raw sugar and bananas is coffee.
Earth Hour 2019
TeachersEducationEnvironmentTeacher CafeThis 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
AdultsEnvironmentNatureSocietyScienceYou were lied to about climate change.
The Problem With Concrete
AdultsCitiesConstructionHumanEnvironmentThis video is in partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates.
Why Don't We Launch Our Trash Into The Sun?
AdultsHealthHumanIndustryEnvironmentTired of all that STINKY garbage? Chuck it into the sun! Problem solved!
Will Your Country Be The First To Sink?
AdultsConstructionIndustryLifeEnvironmentGlobal WarmingScienceSea levels are rising, but what does that mean for where you live? What does that mean for the world?
The Largest River On Earth Is In The Sky
AdultsNatureScienceEnvironmentBiologyWhat’s the largest river on Earth? If you said “the Amazon”… you’re only half right. Scientists have discovered an even bigger river in South America, and it’s in the sky above the Amazon rainforest.
Earth Day Activities
TeachersEnvironmentTeacher CafeEducationEarth 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.
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.
Why Snakes Are Disappearing From Southeast Asia’s Largest Lake
AdultsAnimalsEnvironmentScienceBiologySome vulnerable species of water snakes are disappearing due to overfishing in the world’s most biodiverse lake—the Tonle Sap, in Cambodia.
What If The Sun Disappeared For One Month?
AdultsScienceEnvironmentSpaceFutureWhat if the sun goes out right now?
The Secret Weapon That Could Help Save Bees
AdultsAnimalsNatureScienceEnvironmentHoneybees are dying from parasites, pesticides, and poor nutrition, but we can help them in a number of ways, including by encouraging them to make a homemade antibiotic.
Rescued Scottish Wildcat Kittens Among Last of Their Kind
AdultsAnimalsNatureWildlifeEnvironmentThe orphaned sister and brother pair will be released to the wild when they’re old enough to survive on their own.
What's a smartphone made of?
AdultsEnvironmentTechnologyGadgetsScienceAs 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.