Five human technologies inspired by nature – from velcro to racing cars
This fascinating article in The Conversation (30 December 2022) provides some great examples of how nature, from woodpeckers to sharks, has helped us solve technological and design problems.
Calling young filmmakers to make films for our future!
The Scottish Youth Film Foundation in partnership with WWF Scotland and the National Library of Scotland's Moving Image Archive want to see your films about our future. Climate change is happening but what will happen next? Make a film of five minutes or under and submit it to us via [...]
Ramadan lantern – using a jar
Muddy Faces Spring newsletter describes how to recycle glass jars and use natural materials to create Ramadan lanterns.
Sponge parks and vertical gardens
This Child in The City article (18-03-2022) explores how cities are using nature to overcome extreme weather. It describes nature-based solutions for flood-prone Manchester.
A nature-friendly way to defend coasts from rising seas
Concrete fuels climate change, however, this article in The Conversation (March 22, 2022) provides exciting new developments in the production of low carbon concrete which can work with nature and our seas.
Apps to explore historic sites and the impacts of the climate crisis
Historic Environment Scotland’s free apps help you plan your adventures in Scotland and explore their sites in a new, interactive way. Check out the recently launched Climate Change Explorer app that allows users to discover how unique historic places in Edinburgh’s World Heritage Site are being impacted by the climate [...]
It’s only natural to learn in the great outdoors
This article in The Herald (29/7/21) Future of Education series explores how outdoors time was offered at one Stirlingshire school in the form of digital detox days during Covid restrictions. Many lessons outdoors, including art, maths and science, are being continued.
Outdoor gaming in nature
In this Children and Nature Network article (July 2021), a mother and former outdoor educator describes how she harnessed her son’s love of gaming to guide him into nature’s playscape.