Kids’ programming hasn’t touched on climate change in the past, but that may be about to change. Credit: Getty Images The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to ...

Students in Vicki Sando’s class at PS 41 draw up their plans for a container to protect a sea turtle egg. Credit: Caroline Preston/The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education ...

Suzie Hicks the Climate Chick and co-host Sprout are on a mission to inspire young children to learn about and take action on climate change. (Rose Trimboli) "I'm Sprout," the puppet says in the ...

Ask people how they vote, and there’s a good chance you’ll know what they think about climate change. Liberals tend to believe it’s happening and it’s something to be concerned about, while ...

This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your local environment. Every month, we'll be bringing you a question from a fellow ...

Hammering K-12 school children nonstop about the dangers of climate change in every class, even math, art and gym, is child abuse. Barely one-third of fourth graders can read or do math at grade level ...

Angelique Hammack, a teacher in California, creates lesson plans about climate change for the website SubjectToClimate. She often starts from a question posed by one of her four children. Her ...

Writing computer code is an important tool scientists use to learn more about climate change. Climatologists use code to make models that can help predict, mitigate, or even resolve climate disasters.

The effects of climate change on children will be the focus of a new $2.5 million ad campaign across six swing states. Science Moms, a nonpartisan group started in 2021 by climate scientists, is ...

Today’s children and young adults care more about climate change than they do most issues as temperatures have reached record highs and the number of weather-related disasters continues to rise. Yet ...

Click the downloadable graphic: Extreme Heat is Dangerous for Children Extreme heat is the deadliest weather-related hazard in the U.S. Children — especially babies, younger kids, and athletes — are ...