Brent Bonwell, an advocate of the mountain biking community, argues that allowing mountain bikes in wilderness areas will expand access to more people, a stated goal of the Wilderness Society, and help volunteers and rangers maintain trails.
Caroline Paul, author of The Gutsy Girl, discusses how to instill a sense of daring into girls and why it’s important.
Learn what dog bite statistics and analysis show about the danger of pit bulls.
Writer Jared Keller argues that the protests of Native Americans and environmentalists against an oil pipeline in North Dakota signify a shift from warnings about the future impact of climate change to more immediate and personal consequences.
A group of fifth-graders recently put themselves into the mindset of one of our vulnerable primate cousins. Learn about the project and its long-term benefits.
Learn about the plants and animals that make the Sonoran Desert a surprisingly vibrant habitat.
It’s difficult to get a sense of the migration patterns of birds. Take a look at the animated map in this web site to see the patterns of movement of 118 species in a single year.
Take a look at these stunning photos that depict some amazing marine life that lies under the Arctic ocean. These pictures might give a little insight into why researchers plunge into freezing temperatures for science.
Take a look at the video for an exhibition that illustrates the theme of illusion at the Science Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. Our brains play a big part in helping us interpret the information we take in through our five senses. But the information we take in is not necessarily how our brains put the pieces together.
Read about the complexities the large fast-food chain and its suppliers face in switching from caged to cage-free chickens.
