Displaying items by tag: September 2017
The Egyptian fruit bat is a highly social mammal that roosts in crowded colonies. A machine learning algorithm helped decode their squeaks, revealing that...
The Canadian Coast Guard is testing milkweed pods as a source of potential environmentally friendly insulation in partnership with Encore3, a...
Librarian Shannon Morrison drives the Digibus, a new, 40-foot-long Winnebago computer classroom that...
Innovative, moveable mini-houses, tents and wagons are gaining advocates amid a trend toward traveling light with...
The Aurora Organic Dairy pastures and feedlots north of Greeley, Colorado, are home to more than 15,000 cows—more than 100 times the size of a typical...
Finland, internationally renowned for innovative educational practices, is poised to become the first country to eliminate school subjects. Officials are...
Retirees are volunteering at hundreds of nationally protected lands. They staff visitor centers, do maintenance, clean up debris and...
NATURE’S CLASSROOM
Outdoor Learning Engages the Whole Child
by Meredith Montgomery
Nature-based schools provide a child-centered, guided discovery approach to early learning that appeals to kids, parents and teachers and offers...
FABULOUS FAN FARE
Healthy Tailgating Foods to Cheer For
by udith Fertig
Eat, play, party… and repeat. We may call it tailgating, fangating, homegating, a watch party or simply eating with friends before a big game. According to the American Tailgaters Association, in...
The Healing Powers Of Turmeric
There's more to it than just gratifying the taste buds
by Dr. Christine Kaczmar
What’s the first thing that comes to mind when someone mentions Turmeric? Most people think about curry. The vibrant, yellow-colored spice has a...