Footprint Calculator

Contributed by Ms. Lambert

http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/page/calculators/

Source: New York Department of Environmental Conservation 

The Metal Is 100 Times Lighter Than Styrofoam

Contributed by Ms. Ghazarian

http://www.vocativ.com/video/culture/science/the-metal-is-100-times-lighter-than-styrofoam/?utm_source=HuffingtonPost&utm_medium=SOC&utm_campaign=huffpoFBpartnership

Photo credit: HRL Labs

Don't Toss That Sour Milk! And Other Tips To Cut Kitchen Food Waste

Contributed by Ms. Ghazarian

http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/09/23/441460163/don-t-toss-that-sour-milk-10-tips-cut-food-waste-in-your-kitchen?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150923

photo: Waste-Free Kitchen Handbook by Dana Gunders

Restaurants waste tons of food. Donating it could help feed millions of hungry Americans.

Contributed by Ms. Ghazarian

http://www.vox.com/2015/9/7/9260867/food-waste-donation-recycle

Vegetables pulled from the trash of an organic supermarket.photo: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch via Grist

Wristband Houses Inflatable That Drags You to Safety

Contributed by Ms. Ghazarian

http://www.psfk.com/2015/07/kingii-inflatable-wristband-water-safety.html

photo credit: Kingii

How is the world's first solar powered airport faring?

Contributed by Ms. Lambert

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-34421419

photo: Cochin Airport

What Elephants Can Teach Us About Cancer Treatment

Contributed by Ms. Lambert

http://time.com/4065798/what-elephants-can-teach-us-about-cancer-treatment/

Getty Images

Bat Uses Pitcher Plant as Toilet; Plant Benefits

Contributed by Ms. Lambert

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/110202-bats-feces-carnivorous-plants-toilets-animals-science/

A bat after its removal from the carnivorous pitcher plant. 

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY HOLGER F. BOHN

How to grow a tiny forest anywhere

Contributed by Ms. Lambert

https://www.ted.com/talks/shubhendu_sharma_how_to_grow_a_tiny_forest_anywhere?language=en

http://blog.ted.com/shubhendusharma/

Photo: Afforestt

3D printed windpipe surgery 'changed daughter's life'

Contributed by Ms. Lambert

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-foyle-west-34462716

The hospital team used a CT scan of Katie's trachea to print out a 3D rubber model
Photo by: GOSH