Middle school environmental science becomes more impactful when NGSS standards are linked with authentic conservation work and local projects. Connecting concepts like biodiversity and energy flow to ...

In this video I walk you through an ecosystem food web menu project my 3rd–5th graders absolutely loved. I show the Critter ...

Japan is a maritime nation whose history, culture and way of life are shaped by the sea. An archipelago of more than 14,000 islands on the western edge of the Pacific Ocean, it is also one of the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. A night fishing trip 30 years ago showed Brazilian public health doctor Apolo Heringer the meaning of health: a clean river full of fish — a notion ...

Rapid changes in climate in the polar regions are causing observable ecological impacts of various types and degrees of severity at all ecosystem levels. Even larger changes and more significant ...

Three interrelated elements must be defined when setting the scope of a science plan in order to focus attention and resources on a practical subset of the vast array of possible research questions.