Educational: Mathematics, science and technology, general

What would you do if you were the moon?

In the dark, Kristofer Helgen and a group of scientists peered up into the treetops of the Ecuadorian cloud forest.

Until the mid-1990s, scientists only guessed that the universe held exoplanets, or planets beyond our solar system.

Did you know that electric current can be controlled?

Have you ever seen lights turn on automatically when you step into a room?

Have you ever wondered how the lights in your alarm clock work?

Did you know that trees, buildings, and even people can act as conductors for electricity?

Have you ever wondered how electricity powers your home or school?

Have you ever wondered how a set of batteries power the remote for your TV?

Around the world, from US coastal towns to island nations of the Pacific and the deserts of Africa, people are in danger of losing their homes.

Birds do it, bees do it, penguins do it, and orangutans do it.

On a rainy March evening, three scientists climb aboard a small boat and head out onto the Chesapeake Bay.

If you could hike to the moon, how long would it take?

In 2007 only thirty Amur leopards remained in the wild.

Do plants really move?

Don't panic, but you're alone on a space ship roaring away from Earth!

Ahoy!

A freak sandstorm seals you inside a pyramid in the desert!

Oh no!

On a rainy March evening, three scientists climb aboard a small boat and head out onto the Chesapeake Bay.

Do plants really move?

If you could hike to the moon, how long would it take?

While watching Star Trek on television as a child, Mae Jemison was certain she would one day visit space.

Do you enjoy spotting wild animals in the forest?

Do you enjoy performing experiments or studying how the universe works?

Every year, scientists send people and robots into our solar system to explore space.

Did you know that robots play a very large role in the lives of humans?

Did you know that scientists are able to build with atoms, the smallest building blocks of the universe?

Forensic scientists study evidence to figure out who committed a crime.

Drones seem to be everywhere.

Every year, doctors and medical researchers make incredible breakthroughs in human medicine.

Cryobiologists study how cold affects living things.

Bionics uses mechanical and electronic technology to solve biological problems.

Plants grow from seeds.

From roaring oceans to trickling streams, water covers seventy percent of our planet!

From brilliantly colored birds and wild elephants to towering trees and exotic flowers, rain forests are home to more than half of Earth's plants and animals.

Nearly all living things depend on Earth's land and its resources to survive.

Every living thing on our planet needs air to survive.

Did you know that electric current can be controlled?

Have you ever seen lights turn on automatically when you step into a room?

Have you ever wondered how the lights in your alarm clock work?

Did you know that trees, buildings, and even people can act as conductors for electricity?

Have you ever wondered how electricity powers your home or school?

Have you ever wondered how a set of batteries power the remote for your TV?

Don't panic, but you're alone on a space ship roaring away from Earth!

Ahoy!

A freak sandstorm seals you inside a pyramid in the desert!

Oh no!

The first year of a beaver kit's life is full of new discoveries and dangers.

What animal would you be if a few of your teeth grew so long that they stuck out of your mouth even when it was closed?