Bionic Mushroom Power
Mario’s mushroom power. Super Mario Brothers is a long-loved game where magical mushrooms can give Mario or Luigi extra powers. While these …
Environmental Science
The future will either be green or not at all. – Bob Brown
Our world is complex. Complex and volatile. So much so that less than a century ago an entirely new field of science was created. Environmental science. Environmental science brings together all science with one laser focus. Our mother Earth.
Enjoy your stroll through our Science Happening NOW! environmental science section! Looking for kids at home science projects? Check out our specially created section of cool experiments.
Plastic in your Poop
Microplastics are making their way through you. A recent discovery presented at the United European Gastroenterology conference this past week …
Heidi’s Hearing Plants
Dr. Heidi Appel – The scientist who listens to plants Did you know plants can ‘hear’ and react? That is …
Exploring the Deep Dark Sea
TO SAVE A HABITAT, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THE RESIDENTS OF THAT HABITAT. We know less about the mysterious part of …
The world’s coolest new species
Every year thousands of new species of animals, plants, bacteria, you name it are found. Nearly 18,000 a year, which …
Sensational Plants
Plants can sense, react, and act like an animal. When we are young we learn to classify objects. The first …
Saving the Great Barrier Reef
A sunshade to save the Great Barrier Reef. This week the University of Melbourne released a new method to potentially …
Recycling CO2 to make Ethanol
Carbon dioxide is a pesky gas that is building up in our atmosphere from burning too many fossil fuels. About …
World’s Deepest Hole Barely Scratches the Surface.
How far can we drill into the Earth? And what is at the bottom of the world’s deepest hole? In …