The Bodies Exhibit at South Street Seaport in lower Manhattan features displays that you would never find in any ordinary biology or anatomy textbook. It combines science with art in such an innovative way that you’ll be asking for more. The exhibit displays real human bodies while focusing on particular body systems. Each body is opened up in very specific ways to emphasize a disease or illustrate body movements. It might sound disgusting, but it’s actually a wonder to see. You see the bodies doing many …

If you live in New York City, then you can visit California Sea Lions at the Bronx Zoo, the Central Park Zoo, or the New York Aquarium at Coney Island. At the Central Park Zoo you can observe sea lions’ feeding, and zookeepers demonstrate how they check the sea lions’ bodies, teeth, and vision. It’s a great opportunity to watch these beautiful animals in action.
California Sea Lions are perhaps the most social marine animals in the sea. These creatures live in groups called harems, which consist of the dominant …

Magic Finger is a simple experiment I conducted with my little brother, David. It was really cool and he and I both enjoyed it. All you need is black pepper, soap, and a large-sized pop bottle cut in half. You can use either the bottom half or the top part. We used the top half since we didn’t need a lot of water.
Fill the bottle half with water and sprinkle some black pepper into it. My brother placed his finger in the mixture. Of course nothing happened. Then …

My little brother, David, age eight, is interested in science and anything innovative. So we decided to do some Pop Bottle Science experiments. The first experiment we did was called Paper Magic. David was really excited as soon as he saw the pop bottle because it looked cool and he was curious about what we would do with it. I explained to him that we would need to fill a bucket with water. He was eager to do everything on his own and didn’t really want my help at …

Also see Betty’s review of The Age of Stupid.
The Age Of Stupid is a movie that blends documentary techniques and fiction to focus on the effects of climate change. The producers, two young women who devoted five years to making the movie, say that they are not interested in awards, but rather mobilizing young people to combat climate change.
The movie opens in the year 2055 after nothing has been done to stop climate change. The narrator looks back to 2008 and tries to figure out why …

If you have not seen the 1997 film Titanic, then put it first on your list. If you want to relive the film, see Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition. The film is based on the 1912 tragedy when the biggest passenger ship ever built sank en route to New York. Titanic was a beauty stretching 882 feet and nine inches in length, weighing 46,328 tons, and carrying 2,207 passengers. The ship’s architects and many other people believed the ship was unsinkable because of its structure. There were 16 water-tight compartments …

We wonder whether we’re alone in the universe. The science fiction movie District 9 shows what might very well happen if aliens visited Earth. It tells the story of creatures who are refugees from their homeland, trying to find shelter on earth. The mother ship lands in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the aliens are confined to a slum called District 9.
Even so, the aliens have advanced technology, and we meet three aliens, including a child, who are scientists and technically adept. A private arms dealer, …

The continent of Africa is known for its diversity of animal species, many of which are only found in Africa. These are the photos taken by one of our staff members who has traveled to Africa. Many of the animals pictured here are endangered, such as the lion, the elephant, the mountain gorilla, the cheetah, and the rhinoceros. We think that learning more about these amazing animals will help everyone to appreciate their conservation.

White Tailed Deer
White Tailed Deer are herbivores. Their stomachs only allow them to …

Inheriting the Future is a 3-part web video series hosted by Ira Flatow that examines the viewpoints and environmental practices of young people and investigates how the media affects them. Inheriting the Future interviews the very young people that will one day debate and deliberate what our nation, and the global community as a whole, should do about climate change. Their views and beliefs give us a glimpse of the future politics surrounding climate change, and therefore the future of our planet.

Introduction
Introduction to the video series. How much do today’s …

Konstantine Ouranitsas shows off his self-sustaining farming system.
What is Aquaponics?

Aquaponics is a bio-integrated system that links recirculating aquaculture with hydroponic vegetable, flower, and/or herb production. Recent advances by researchers and growers alike have turned aquaponics into a working model of sustainable food production.
More Information on Aquaponics:
Wikipedia Entry | Aquaponics.com | On YouTube | PDF Document
Produced, directed and written by Jesse Medalia-Strauss, Julian Cohen-Serrins, and Austen Saltz.
Special thanks to the Churchill School, Raul Hernandez, and Konstantine Ouranitsas.