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It’s Shark Week! That time of year where television networks pretend sharks are the most dangerous animal out there. Here we compare how many people are killed by sharks per year versus the two deadliest animals for humans - mosquitos and other people. Want to learn more? Watch the video here where we highlight 15 of the deadliest animals out there.
Happy 239th, America! Here are some facts to help you feel patriotic! Now back to grilling and hanging out! Watch the video here.
“The delicate balances of nature, essential for our survival, can only be saved through a global effort involving all of us.”
- John McConnell, Earth Day Prolamation, 1970
This is one of the most interesting online interactive campaigns we’ve seen that aims to protect our planet Earth. Check out how The Climate Reality Project is creatively engaging people to sign petitions on whatilove.org.
Posted by GOOD community member, Jeff Oeth in Environment, Nature and Food
Redesigning Recess: Why Kids Need Natural Playgrounds
- Sara Gilliam wrote in Environment, Education and Nature
Two preschoolers live in a city. Los Angeles, perhaps, or Houston. Both attend full-time preschool. Both are learning to write their names and developing social skills through peer interactions. Both profess enduring love for Daniel Tiger and the color yellow. On paper, these two children emerge from similar circumstances and have similar educational experiences and opportunities. Except for one distinction.
ParkScore: The Top 10 City Park Systems in the U.S.
- Adele Peters wrote in Environment, Nature and Cities
Parks change us: people who live near parks are not just more likely to exercise and meet their neighbors, but also less stressed, anxious, or depressed; kids with ADD do better on tests after spending time in parks; and being in nature can even make us more creative. Parks can also reduce crime, and they help fight climate change. Most of this research is fairly new, so it’s not that surprising that cities haven’t always valued parks and open space, and in the United States, there’s a huge variation in how public park systems are designed in different cities, and how they’re supported.
Intermission: Photographer Nomad Who Only Uses his iPhone
- Pete® Karinen wrote in Video and Nature
Kevin Russ has an obsession: exploring places he hasn’t seen and taking pictures of them with his iPhone. He has some amazing photos and some sound advice, like when you are confronted by a moose, act like a moose.
Nature Goes Missing from Kids’ Picture Books
Children’s books with an explicit environmental message have always been rare, but a new study shows that, over the past few decades, fewer children’s books have included any images of nature. While awareness of the environment’s importance has increased over time, picture books increasingly show a world that humans had shaped. The study also found that characters’ interactions with both domesticated and wild animals decreased.
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