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Tag Archives: Science & Nature
What’s it like to live without nature?
Miranda Andersen, a 13-year-old living near Vancouver, gave a TEDx speech on nature-deficit disorder in October 2012. In this article she talks about what nature means to her creativity, health, and well-being, and her passion and motivation to care for all living and natural things.
What are the dangers of living on Mars?
Are you keen on taking the one-way trip to Mars in 2020 as part of the Mars One mission? What do you think the potential risks of such a feat might be?
How Living Off the Grid Works
People who choose to live “off the grid” often do so for environmental reasons. This article explains the steps to take to disconnect from public utiltites.
Luck and Skill Untangled: The Science of Success
Science writer Samuel Arbesman and financial analyst Michael Mauboussin discuss the relationship between skill and luck and how it affects success.
Conflict resolution: Wars without end
Learn how researchers are using data and systems analysis to attempt to resolve intractable conflicts.
Wildlife thriving around Chernobyl nuclear plant despite radiation
Depending on which experts are talking, the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine and Belarus is either a thriving wildlife sanctuary or a deadly no-man’s land. How well has nature repaired itself after the man-made 1986 disaster?
Trash-mapping expedition sheds light on “Great Pacific Garbage Patch”
A garbage dump twice the size of Texas? In the Pacific Ocean? Find out what scientists and volunteers have discovered and what they are saying about this human-caused disaster.
Does Your Dog Really Love You?
Find out what news correspondent Anderson Cooper thinks about his dog’s intelligence and how little we know about dogs.
El Niño
Learn about the periodic weather system known as El Niño and how it affects weather on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.
Horror Films for Apes Are Teaching Scientists About Long-Term Memory
Japanese science researchers observed how apes use their long-term memory by showing “horror” movies to chimpanzees. They used an eye tracker device to record the chimps eye movements in response to the key action scenes in the movies.
Wild Things Next Door: Dangers of Exotic Pets
This news clip gives an overview of the dangers of keeping exotic animals as pets.
Why We Need the Wild
Professor David Gessner of the University of North Carolina Wilmington reviews the nature writing in Jason Mark’s recently-published Satellites in the High Country, and he touches on some transcendental ideas in the process.
The Decades That Invented the Future, Part 1: 1900-1910
The turn of the century from the 1800s to the 1900s was a time of great innovation and growth. Read about some of the influential inventions of the twentieth century’s first decade.
Nature Studies: Is it possible to put a price on nature? And if we can, should we?
Environmental columnist Michael McCarthy expresses his uncertainty about a question posed at a high-profile debate.
Losing the Dark
The next time you feel like looking “up in perfect silence at the stars,” you might be out of luck. Light pollution is increasingly obliterating our view of the stars. Watch this short film to find out more.
How to Survive an Avalanche
Learn about the warning signs of an impending avalanche and what to expect if such a disaster happens to you.
Oak Tree: Nature’s Greatest Survivor review
If the great oak tree could see, what stories might it tell? Well, apparently it can reveal a lot! Read about the life of this 400-year-old oak tree in Oxfordshire, England.
What makes space travel so dangerous?
Read about the risks astronauts face when exploring space.
Ocean Explorer: Technology
Earth’s last frontier is the ocean. Learn about the history of ocean exploration and the latest technology that’s helping today’s explorers learn more than ever before.