Friday Fact | World’s smallest bird

The Bee Hummingbird, which is found only in Cuba ( it’s “endemic” ) , is an absolute miniature, even among hummingbirds. It measures a mere two and a quarter inches long. They weigh less than two grams — less than a dime. ” Sometimes mistaken for a bumblebee, females measure about 61 mm from beak to tail and weigh 2.6 g while the slightly smaller male has an average length of 55 mm and weighs 1.95 g. This is believed...

New Year’s Resolution | Finding Nature throughout the year

  In the new year, Children&Nature are resolving to make nature connection our everyday routine, inspired by the Nordic custom of “friluftsliv,” or “open-air life.” As described in our feature, friluftsliv is all about finding simple ways to delight in being outside, regardless of the weather or season. This could look like hiking in the woods, taking a dip in a lake — or simply bundling up in blankets to spend a moment outside enjoying the sunset. However you choose...

Soil is much more than dirt…

Soils underpin our ecosystems, our climate and human culture. Some of the biggest issues affecting our world and its inhabitants have soil at their heart. Healthy soil supports biodiversity: biodiverse soils can host millions of organisms in each teaspoon. Sustaining life in soil is essential to ensure soil health, which supports our ability to grow food and farm effectively. When managed well, soil can store significant amounts of rainfall, preventing flooding and dirty run-off which can affect the health and...

Explaining the affects of El Nino & La Nina

Why does it rain very heavily – seemingly in when it “should be hot/ dry” in summer time? El Niño refers to the above-average sea-surface temperatures that periodically develop across the east-central equatorial Pacific. It represents the warm phase of the ENSO cycle. La Niña refers to the periodic cooling of sea-surface temperatures across the east-central equatorial Pacific. https://youtu.be/wVlfyhs64IY LearnFromNature  Tweet  ...

13 Biggest Environmental Problems of 2022

  Here are some of the biggest environmental problems of our lifetime, from deforestation and biodiversity loss to food waste and fast fashion –  Earth website lists the topics in order of the level of the problem  * Global warming from fossil fuels * food governance * food waste * biodiversity loss * plastic pollution * deforestation * air pollution * ice melting / sea level rise *ocean acidification * agriculture * food & water insecurity * fast fashion * over-fishing...

A to Z of Nature | Amphibians

What makes amphibians what they are? Amphibians are a class of cold-blooded vertebrates made up of frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (wormlike animals with poorly developed eyes). According to A to Z website, a “checklist” of the class “amphibian” goes like this :   External egg fertilization. When it comes to reproduction, amphibians don’t require mating before they release clear eggs with a jelly-like texture. Instead, their eggs are fertilized after. During metamorphosis, amphibians develop fair beyond this state....