This week, we learned …
… our ancestors left Africa a lot earlier than we thought.

Photograph by David Arnold, National Geographic
What other evidence provides clues to human migration?
… how a heat wave is revealing hidden landscapes in the UK.

What is Britain’s standing ancient landscape?
… how to get kids to pay attention.

Photograph by Charlie Hamilton James, National Geographic
Grab their attention with questions from our Current Event Connection series.
… the first color of life may have been pink, not green.

Photograph by Alpha six from Germany, courtesy Wikimedia. CC-BY-SA-2.0
Will the last life on Earth be pink, too?
… astronomers have found 12 new moons orbiting Jupiter, and given us hi-res maps of Pluto and Charon.

Photograph by NASA/JHUAPL/SwRI
Label the new maps with the informal names for features on Pluto and Charon.
… the world’s worst industrial disaster is still unfolding.
Get an introduction to the Bhopal disaster with our resource.
… a baby’s cry may indicate its adult voice.

How else are scientists deciphering baby talk?
… who lives in education deserts.

Map by Hillman, Nicholas, and Taylor Weichman. 2016. Education Deserts: The Continued Significance of “Place” in the Twenty-First Century. Viewpoints: Voices from the Field. Washington, DC: American Council on Education.
… how to follow globalization’s “flip-flop trail”.

Photograph by Jodi Cobb, National Geographic
Where do all the flip-flops go?
… water is wider than we thought.

Map by NASA Earth Observatory and Joshua Stevens, using data from Allen, G. H., & Pavelsky, T. M. (2018)
Zoom in on the world of rivers with our own beautiful map.
… how Fortnite conquered planet Earth.
Can you think of how to trick students into learning with Fortnite’s Battle Royale? Hm.