#KIDSONTECH tackles the hot-button topic of how cell phone and digital device use affects K-12 kids’ mental health

Four monks, a royal scholar, and their American guru are fighting to save Bhutan's sacred scrolls while learning the art of letting go

A candid view of life through the eyes of three teen girls

Construction and operation of buildings is responsible for 40% of global CO2 emissions. It’s essential that significant changes in the building industry happen to reduce these emissions. To accomplish this companies are implementing innovative building practices and materials sourcing aimed at creating net zero or net positive buildings.

Across many industries people are working to make products that can be easily recycled so that new raw materials do not have to be created. Also, many large businesses and startups are utilizing materials science and technology to create materials that biodegrade easily. This movement toward a circular economy is proving to not only be good for the environment, but potentially very profitable.

The electrification of transportation is an essential part of combating climate change. Almost every type of vehicle can be electrified including electric cars, trucks, aircraft, tractors and trains.

There is significant movement in all sectors of the US economy to make the transition to clean energy.

A huge portion of global CO2 emissions are from agriculture. Regenerative farming practices and carbon sequestration are among the many ways that greenhouse gas emissions from farming can be reduced.

Energy production is the leading source of global C02 emissions. Solar, wind, hydroelectric, geothermal and other sources of renewable energy have the potential to meet a large portion of the demand for energy.

In the Spring of 1942, the Nazis ordered the Slovak government to provide a slave labour force. The Slovaks sent 999 teenage Jewish girls. They paid the Nazis the equivalent of $3,000 for each girl, and gave them a one way rail ticket to Auschwitz.