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  • PDF preview of Everything But the Carbon Sink article cover.
    The scientists in this study were interested in environmental changes occuring in the Southern United States. The scientists were interested…
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    Everything but the Carbon Sink: Carbon Storage in the Southern United States

  • Black and white illustration of three skiers in a snowy mountain. One skier stands up front holding a large thermometer while looking at their watch, while the other two skiers await anxiously behind.
    Slab avalanches are the most dangerous kind of avalanche. A slab is a layer of new snow sitting on top…
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    Excuse Me While I Flow My Snows: What Makes An Avalanche Happen?

  • Black and white illustration of three skiers in a snowy mountain. One skier stands up front holding a large thermometer while looking at their watch, while the other two skiers await anxiously behind.
    Slab avalanches are the most dangerous kind of avalanche. A slab is a layer of new snow sitting on top…
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    Excuse Me While I Flow My Snows: What Makes An Avalanche Happen? (Spanish)

  • tree root diagram
    The scientists in this study wanted to know how rising levels of carbon dioxide in the troposphere might affect the…
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    FACELook! Exploring the Relationship Between Carbon, Photosynthesis, and the Roots of Trees

  • PDF preview for the common core FACTivity from Food for the SOil
    In this FACTivity, you and your classmates will work together to analyze the research study and provide a brief presentation…
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    FACTivity – Common Core Guided Reading

  • PDF preview of the cover for the 'Fight or Light' article. It is a photograph of a group of large tents set up for firefighters during the 1910 fires with a dense forest in the background.
    The historian in this study was interested in understanding the impact of the 1910 fires on fire policy and American…
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    Fight or Light? The History and Impact of the Big Fires of 1910

  • illustration of children weighing a house on one side of a scale and a bird on the other side
    The California gnatcatcher is a little bird with a big problem. Its habitat has been reduced 80 percent by people…
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    Fighting Fire with Fire: Protecting the Homes of People and Birds

  • illustration of children weighing a house on one side of a scale and a bird on the other side
    The California gnatcatcher is a little bird with a big problem. Its habitat has been reduced 80 percent by people…
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    Fighting Fire with Fire: Protecting the Homes of People and Birds (Spanish)

  • Cover of "Fill Those Potholes" featuring a blue and green graphic of plants and birds
    In this article, scientists explore the different ecosystem services provided by prairie potholes such as soil nutrients, absorbing carbon, and…
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    Fill Those Potholes! Identifying Ecosystem Services of Small Wetlands on the American Prairie

  • Illustration of scientist taking notes on a tree in the summer time in one half, and the other half during the winter.
    Sunlight is the source of energy for plants, which create food through photosynthesis. Photosynthesis occurs in the foliage, or the…
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    Finding Ways to Soak Up the Rays: Lodgepole Pine Adaptation to Different Environmental Conditions

  • PDF preview of the Spanish version of "Finding Ways to Soak Up the Rays"
    Sunlight is the source of energy for plants, which create food through photosynthesis. Photosynthesis occurs in the foliage, or the…
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    Finding Ways to Soak Up the Rays: Lodgepole Pine Adaptation to Different Environmental Conditions (Spanish)

  • PDF preview of Fire and Water article cover. The background photo is the tops of a small group of trees.
    Successfully predicting where and when wildfires might occur is important. This prediction is important because of possible environmental and economic…
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    Fire and Water: Predicting Future Wildfires in a Changing Climate