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Discover, Explore, Learn
A resource for kids, parents, and teachers to find fun and educational materials related to health, science, and the environment we live in today.
NIEHS Scholars Connect Program
The NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) is designed to provide a unique opportunity to highly motivated science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) focused undergraduate students in the Raleigh-Durham area to solidly connect with NIEHS, and receive frontier-level training in biomedical research.
Environment and Health A to Z
No two people live in the exact same environment. The SOIL beneath our feet, the AIR we breathe, and the WATER flowing through our pipes and waterways can all differ greatly, depending on where we live. On top of that, each of us eats different foods, shares our space with different plants and animals, and has access to different medicines and technology.
Learn more about the environment, or the world around you – from the air we breathe to the water we drink – and how YOU can make a difference!
Environment & Health
Learn more about what scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences are doing to make sure you have a healthy environment to grow up in.
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Waste, and how we handle it, affects everything around us - air, water, land, plants, and animals. Do you Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle?
Pollution
We all have a role to play in keeping our environment clean. Pollution happens when things get dirtied by chemicals or other harmful substances. Keeping our environment clean, will help keep us all healthy.
Games
Scientists get to solve puzzles every day, because science and research involve finding solutions from the clues that we are given.
Scientists get to solve puzzles every day, because science and research involve finding solutions from the clues that we are given.
Scientists use experiments to find out about the world around us. Conduct an experiment or try out some fun activities yourself!
Learn more about the wildlife in and ground the Research Triangle park
Needleless to Say, It Does Look Strange
Trees can be grouped into two categories: evergreen (retaining leaves year-round) or deciduous (losing leaves) in the fall. Within the evergreens are the conifers like the pines. These trees can and do lose some of their green foliage each year, but not all needles.
Why Do Hummingbirds Hum?
People seem to have a warm spot in their hearts when it comes to hummingbirds. Even veteran bird watchers get excited upon seeing a new visitor. Hummingbirds get their name from the humming sound produced by their wings beating at 70 beats/sec when flying, and they also chirp.