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Kids Environment Kids Health Kids Environment Kids Health Navigation Menu Topics Chemicals Climate Change Environment & Health Healthy Living Pollution Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Science – How It Works The Natural World Games Brainteasers Emoji Games Puzzles Riddles Songs Activities Be a Scientist Coloring Connect the Dots Science Experiments Stories Lessons Menu Search Main navigation Bradley & the Bad Pb Crabby Kathy Topics Expand Chemicals Climate Change Environment & Health Healthy Living Pollution Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Science – How It Works The Natural World Dustmitezilla Games Expand Brainteasers Brainteaser Quizzes Double-Speak Proverbs! Matching Game for NIEHS Birds! New Twists on Old Proverbs! Numbers and Initials Puzzles! Palindromes Parts of Your Brain, and What They Do! Puzzling Numbers Games Quizzes Rebus Puzzles Brainteasers Tuff Stuff Riddles What’s That Word? Winter Holiday Fun The Frog Leap Brainteaser Game! 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Environment & Health Songs Coloring Winter Wonders to Discover! A chill is in the air! Warm up with some hot chocolate. Learn about the magic of mistletoe, hibernation, and much more! More Information Connect the Dots Connect the dots is a form of puzzle containing a sequence of numbered dots. When a line is drawn connecting the dots the outline of an object is revealed. Try your hand at some of our Connect the dots puzzles. More Information Wildlife in North Carolina These articles cover a wide range of ecological topics and have been distributed in support of the ongoing education requirement. More Information NIEHS Scholars Connect Program The NIEHS Scholars Connect Program (NSCP) is designed to provide a unique opportunity to highly motivated science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) focused undergraduate students in the Raleigh-Durham area to solidly connect with NIEHS, and receive frontier-level training in biomedical research. More Information Environment and Health A to Z No two people live in the exact same environment. The SOIL beneath our feet, the AIR we breathe, and the WATER flowing through our pipes and waterways can all differ greatly, depending on where we live. On top of that, each of us eats different foods, shares our space with different plants and animals, and has access to different medicines and technology. More Information What is science and who are scientists? Science is a way of organizing what we already know and learning more by experiments. Scientists use the scientific method to learn about the world. There are a lot of different branches of science. More Information Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Waste, and how we handle it, affects everything around us - air, water, land, plants, and animals. Do you Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle? Our Environment Learn more about the environment, or the world around you – from the air we breathe to the water we drink – and how YOU can make a difference! Pollution We all have a role to play in keeping our environment clean. Pollution happens when things get dirtied by chemicals or other harmful substances. Keeping our environment clean, will help keep us all healthy. Science – How It Works Use science to find out more about nature and the reasons behind everyday things. Also meet some scientists who do research. Be an Explorer Experiments and fun activities for you to try. The Natural World The natural world is all around us, all the time.How do we see and feel the world, and how do we change it? Healthy Living By making good choices about what you eat and being active, you can be healthy. Learn how to develop and maintain a healthy lifestyle that will keep your body strong for a long time. Strong Body, Strong Mind Keep your body and mind strong and healthy with exercises, healthy eating tips, riddles, and brainteasers! Environment & Health Learn more about what scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences are doing to make sure you have a healthy environment to grow up in. Explore Topics Learn more about the environment, or the world around you – from the air we breathe to the water we drink – and how YOU can make a difference! Environment & Health Learn more about what scientists at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences are doing to make sure you have a healthy environment to grow up in. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Waste, and how we handle it, affects everything around us - air, water, land, plants, and animals. Do you Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle? Pollution We all have a role to play in keeping our environment clean. Pollution happens when things get dirtied by chemicals or other harmful substances. Keeping our environment clean, will help keep us all healthy. View all topics Games Games Scientists get to solve puzzles every day, because science and research involve finding solutions from the clues that we are given. Scientists get to solve puzzles every day, because science and research involve finding solutions from the clues that we are given. Bird Game Frog Leap Goldfish Maze Science Challenge Winter Holiday Fun Worm Maze Bird Game Frog Leap Goldfish Maze Science Challenge Winter Holiday Fun Worm Maze Activities Scientists use experiments to find out about the world around us. Conduct an experiment or try out some fun activities yourself! Be a Scientist Coloring Connect the Dots Science Experiments Stories View all activities Wildlife in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Learn more about the wildlife in and ground the Research Triangle park Brood X False Alarm The expected cicada horde associated with Brood X emergence has been unremarkable in the Triangle area. New Blooms on Environmental Parkway You may have noticed on Environmental Parkway, the wildflower bed in the traffic median is in full bloom with Zinnia Elegans with a color mixture of Cherry Queen, Purple Prince and a Dahlia mix in the center. View more Wildlife Stories Emerald Ash Borer Arrives on the NIEHS Campus The North Carolina Forest Service has confirmed that ash trees on the NIEHS Campus are becoming infested with Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). Wildlife in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Learn more about the wildlife in and around the Research Triangle Park. Amphibian Awareness At first glance, frogs and toads are quite similar in appearance. However, there are some notable differences, including distinct calls, that can help with identification. Needleless to Say, It Does Look Strange Trees can be grouped into two categories: evergreen (retaining leaves year-round) or deciduous (losing leaves) in the fall. Within the evergreens are the conifers like the pines. These trees can and do...