This week, we learned …
… the probable location of the Clotilda, the last U.S. slave ship. Read of the week!
How does the Clotilda fit into the history of slavery in the United States?
… it is possible to have an Italian grandmother but no Italian genes.

Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic
How do genetic markers create lineages?
… astronauts are going to use Christa McAuliffe’s lesson plans.

Photograph by NASA
… geography and culture may shape how we smell—or, at least, how we describe it.

Photograph by Joel Sartore, National Geographic
Use your nose to create a smell map of your neighborhood!
… To Kill A Mockingbird tells the story of the Finches whose battle against Jim Crow is captured in a metaphor about mockingbirds—a fresh reading of a literary classic.
Learn how one teacher maps out Maycomb in a terrific lesson.
… extended evolutionary synthesis (EES) is introducing a revolution to evolution.

Illustration by Owen Freeman, National Geographic
Talking evolution? Join the conversation with one of our favorite science communicators.
… a part of North America is stuck to Australia.

Map by Jerome Cookson, National Geographic
What is North America doing in Australia?
… Haiti is home to thriving, sometimes competing, communities of both Pentecostal evangelism and Vodou.

Photograph by Diana Markosian, National Geographic
What event contributed to the explosion of religious fervor in Haiti?
… the Spanish flu wasn’t Spanish. In Madrid, it was known as the Naples Soldier, while French military doctors called it Disease 11. In Senegal it was Brazilian flu; in Brazil it was German flu. Poles called it the Bolshevik Disease and the Persians thought the British were responsible.

Photo courtesy National Museum of Health and Medicine
Why did the Spanish flu kill about 5% of the world population in 1918?
… highway noise barriers are not effective, but they’re not going anywhere.

Illustration by Wisconsin DOT
How is one highway using innovative technology to reduce waste, noise, and emissions?
… the crisis of 10 billion people.

Photograph by Tuca Vieira, Oxfam
Use our resources for teaching the AP Human Geography topic of population.