I’ll be honest: just the thought of spending the summer in non-stop mom mode has me firing up my espresso ...

Children today are growing up in a world full of screens, indoor activities, and busy routines. Although technology has ...

Governments and institutions across Canada are cutting education budgets, selling public infrastructure and undervaluing ...

Most of my ecology and evolution undergraduates have never held a pair of binoculars or looked at a bug through a magnifying glass. They don't know how to use a key to identify a plant or insect, let ...

As temperatures cool and snow begins to grace the northern Sierra Nevada’s ridges and peaks, the “Mountain Kids” of Plumas County carry a simple but transformative tool in their backpacks: a nature ...

This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to ...

Though our town was about three hours south of the path of totality, a celebratory atmosphere permeated the community. One of my kids spent the afternoon constructing a moveable 3D eclipse model, ...

Prairie Land Conservancy and Illinois Extension Master Naturalists are inviting junior master naturalists of all ages to participate in a nature learning day at Prairie Hills Wetland Reserve in Canton ...

It’s not the students’ fault. Ecology and evolution offerings in the biology school curriculum are slim pickings: blink and you miss them among a sea of cells and neurons. The education system has ...