"Archipelago", a novel by David Ward set in the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia, follows a boy who is transported to prehistoric times and must learn to survive there. This extensive teacher's guide includes chapter summaries...

CRESLI works in New York state to study and help the species of sea turtles near Long Island.

The Highland Village Museum/An Clachan Gaidhealac aims to educate people about Gaelic culture and history in Nova Scotia, as well as to promote Gaelic culture and language in order to aid their survival. A synopsis of Gaelic history and...

An image of the Rhode Island State Tree.

A 2013 letter to the FBI, if real, suggests the Anglin brothers and Frank Morris survived one of the most daring and dangerous prison breaks of all time. It was one of the most ingenious prison breaks of all time -- if it worked. In...

Explore how environmental conditions affect the adaptation of birds in this simulation. The amount of annual precipitation on an island is controlled by you while you track changes in the thickness of bird beaks over a five-year period....

How do coral reef conservationists balance the environmental needs of the reefs with locals who need the reefs to survive? Joshua Drew draws on the islands of Fiji and their exemplary system of protection, called "connectivity," which...

The kakapo is a New Zealand bird whose numbers have steadily declined for centuries. In the late 1900s, the few that were left were removed to an island where efforts are being made to ensure their survival. You will find some brief...

The property includes a selection of eleven penal sites, among the thousands established by the British Empire on Australian soil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The sites are spread across Australia, from Fremantle in Western Australia...

Five hundred years of Ryukyuan history (12th-17th century) are represented by this group of sites and monuments. The ruins of the castles, on imposing elevated sites, are evidence for the social structure over much of that period, while...