Science & Nature

Nature Poems

Source: Academy of American Poets

Read this short history of poems about nature.

Why do we like being scared?

Source: PBS NOVA

Rollercoasters, haunted houses, scary movies — we enjoy being scared, but have you ever wondered why? Some scientists think being scared is good for us!

How Plants Cope with the Desert Climate

Source: Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum

How do desert plants survive their harsh climate? This article by Mark A. Dimmitt, Director of Natural History at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, explains the strategies plants use to keep the desert blooming.

Human Genome Project

Source: National Human Genome Research Institute

Learn about the intensive research project that definitively showed the bonds among all humans.

What Is Infrared?

Source: Cool Cosmos

Your eyes are able to perceive many wavelengths of light as colors. But not all light is visible to the human eye. Here’s a closer look at some of what you can’t see—infrared light.

Modern Humans Retain Caveman’s Survival Instincts

Source: LiveScience

Snakes and spiders top lists of things people fear, even though accidents and diseases are deadlier. The reason why harks back to the experiences of our early ancestors.

Teen Climber Survives Deadly Everest Avalanche

Source: CNN

Matt Moniz was named “Adventurer of the Year” in 2010 by National Geographic when he was just 12! At 17 years old he realized his dream to climb Mount Everest but was also caught up in a deadly avalanche.

Out of Eden Walk

Source: National Geographic

Paul Salopek is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who is retracing our ancestors’ migration out of Africa on foot. This epic journey began in Ethiopia in 2013 and will end this year at the tip of South America. Explore the walk and some of the latest stories from the journey.