This week, we learned …
… loneliness can start—and be mitigated—in the classroom.

Photograph by David Boyer, National Geographic
… archaeologists identified the oldest weapons in North America, and the oldest intact shipwreck in the world.
Why are so many ancient shipwrecks preserved in the dark waters of the Black Sea?
… what happens when a country bans spanking.

Image courtesy Global Initiative to End all Corporal Punishment of Children
… the world’s most popular citizen science activity—birding—is becoming available to more citizens.

Photograph by James L. Stanfield, National Geographic
Take flight with our most popular blog series!
… Google is positioning itself as a model of digital citizenship in schools across the U.S.
Keep your digital citizens down to (Google) Earth with our resources.
… the world’s climate zones are shifting, and cemeteries are the perfect place to track those changes.

Make your own map with MapMaker Interactive’s climate zones layer.
… handmade halibut hooks are making a comeback.

Photograph courtesy the Metropolitan Museum of Art
What other indigenous technologies are resurfacing as cutting-edge learning tools?
… a 12-year-old girl built a robot to find microplastics in the ocean, and the EU approved a ban on single-use plastics in its entirety.

Map by Jason Treat, National Geographic
Why are microplastics in the ocean such a crucial part of environmental awareness?
… why this iceberg is robustly rectangular.
Photograph by NASA/Jeremy Harbeck
… the long, ambiguous history of national wall-building.

Photograph courtesy Pixnio. Public domain
How have border walls defined civilizations?
… your state’s most popular Halloween candy.
