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Science on Wheels: The Little Bus That Could

Thanks to funding from the Adrienne Arsht Community-Based Resilience Solutions Initiative, the Q?Bus mobile classroom is back – and with a bigger impact than ever before.

Olivia Milloway | December 11, 2024

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Seaweed Offers Solutions for Humans, Habitats, and Hair in Belize

In this first part of a two-part series, discover how seaweed is bringing a Belizean community together to explore its potential, from sustaining their local environment and economy to helping them take care of their hair!

Sarah Grace Wheedleton | June 28, 2022

How can the right kind of farming protect our soils and our climate? Find out in Carbon Cowboys. © 2020, carbon nation.  Photo by Peter Byck

Saving our Planet Starts in the Soil

Earth Optimism speaker, Peter Byck, discusses his latest documentary 'carbon cowboys.'

Cat Kutz | May 14, 2020

Previous Teen Earth Optimism events have engaged kids in the conversation around environmental challenges.

Food and Good Spirits at the Smithsonian 2019 Teen Optimism Event

For the third consecutive year, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is organizing a Teen Earth Optimism event, which aims to involve teenagers in conversations about the challenges facing the planet and solutions that are making an impact. This year, the topic will be surrounding sustainable foods, as part of a collaboration with the Conservation Commons.

Leila Nilipour | October 26, 2018
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