Archives for the ‘Science & the Environment’ Category

Getting Wild With the Philippine Mouse Deer

Nov 5th, 2011 • Category: Animals, Science & the Environment

Introduce yourself to the world’s smallest deer!



New Zealand’s White Kiwi

Nov 5th, 2011 • Category: Animals, Science & the Environment

Meet the White Kiwi from New Zealand!



Worm up Your Nose?

Sep 8th, 2011 • Category: Science & the Environment

How would you like to have someone pick a leech (a blood-sucking ringed worm) out of your nose?



Obama OKs Arctic Drilling

Sep 8th, 2011 • Category: Animals, Culture & Activism, Nation & World, Science & the Environment

Despite the environmental hazards, President Obama gives Shell oil company the thumbs up to drill in the Arctic Ocean.



Getting Wild with the Duck-Billed Platypus

Sep 8th, 2011 • Category: Animals, Lead Story, Science & the Environment

Learn about the duck-billed platypus and what makes them unique!



Water on Mars?

Aug 22nd, 2011 • Category: Science & the Environment

Could there be water on Mars?



Power in Our Hands: Renewable Energy & Fossil Fuels in the United States

May 18th, 2011 • Category: Science & the Environment

Our energy comes from a variety of sources, many of them harmful to the environment. Here is a look at what’s good and bad about our energy sources.



Tornadoes Tear Through the South

May 18th, 2011 • Category: Science & the Environment

Tornadoes from Alabama to Virginia left severe damage to the South in late April.



Someday You Could Be A: Cancer Researcher, Just Like Desiree P. Nugent

Apr 16th, 2011 • Category: Science & the Environment

Meet Desiree P. Nugent, a scientist helping to develop treatments for cancer.



Prepare To Bee Amazed!

Mar 7th, 2011 • Category: Animals, Science & the Environment

The world’s youngest scientists publish a study on the learning behavior of bumble-bees.