Pulse of the Planet

If you're in 3rd to 6th grade you could win a trip to visit a scientist or engineer to invent a new flavor of candy, find new ways to keep our water clean, search for aliens in outer space, or design a new kind of skateboard. If you're a teacher or parent, then this is a great opportunity for classroom or after-school science learning activities. Click here to learn more and to play fun games too!
 

Want to develop a new banana candy or peppermint gum? Just give Joan Harvey a few days to work on it. See how sweets get their flavor.

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December brings waning light, short days, and long shadows. This month, we offer some sound memories of global holidays past, which coincide with the start of the winter season in the Northern Hemisphere.Learn about winter holidays around the world.

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Keeping a koala population in balance is a bit of a challenge, but less so now, thanks to the efforts of Dr. Alistair Melzer of Australia's Central Queensland University.
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Rare birds and frogs, a cool evening breeze, stinging trees, leeches. Its all in a day's work for climate researchers in a cloud forest. Experience a day in the life of a scientist in the Australian highlands with this immersive audio-visual adventure.