Wildlife researchers in Peru are working to help boobies, pelicans, sea lions and other animals to not just survive, but thrive. A group of Humboldt penguins returning to their nests in Punta San Juan, Peru. (Photo by Alfonso Silva-Santisteban) This article was...
U.S. trade wars could create new alliances around energy independence and make fossil fuel investments risky. Two women work on the production line of solar panels at a factory in Sihong County in east China’s Jiangsu province, 23 January 2025. (FeatureChina via...
Across the world, schools are banning phones. But parents want to keep connected to their kids and students and some teachers find they can enhance learning. Two teens look at a phone in a classroom. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article, by high school...
The world’s most consumed natural resource after water fuels global construction. But harvesting it strips riverbanks and lakeshores, destroying ecosystems. Roadside advertisement in Kenya’s Rift Valley, 2 April 2025. (Photo: Frank Burkybile) This article was...
Sometimes, made-up characters can get through to people more effectively than real-life scientists and educators. Hiding behind a shelf of books, Dr. Seuss’ Lorax tells the cat from the animated movie “Flow” that he speaks for the trees....
A decade ago 195 countries gathered to find a way to slow climate change. Will the United States under Trump crash the “green economy” that the agreement promised? A gas station worker smiles and gives the thumbs up. (Credit: Minerva Studios) This article...
In Tasmania, students are learning how to prepare for a warmer planet and ways they can realistically help slow down climate change. A Tasmanian devil in a classroom. (Illustration by News Decoder) This article was adapted from the second episode of EYES on Climate, a...
The quantum world isn’t just for Antman. At a New York lab, scientists are building a new kind of computer based on the bizarre world of quantum physics. An analog AI hardware wafer used to produce chips, made by IBM in the United States. (Photo by Enrique...
Technology depends on rare earth minerals, but their extraction can harm our planet. Asteroids offer a plentiful source of valuable elements. In the future, mankind will go to the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter to mine for the vast wealth that is within the...
In remote villages live some of the last nomadic tribes in Indonesia. But nickel mining is disrupting their lives and poisoning their land. Bawehe Bidos, 68, from the O’Hongana Manyawa tribe poses for a photo in a remote Indigenous village in the Halmahera...