Indigenous science is the focus of a new $30 million environmental research center housed at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Center For Braiding Indigenous Knowledges and Science (CBRIKS) ...
A new study led by UBC researchers has found that lands managed by Indigenous Peoples consistently protect forests, biodiversity and carbon stores at levels equal to or greater than ...
According to the National Science Foundation, in 2017, 71.1 % of doctoral degrees in the sciences were awarded to whites in comparison to the 0.4 % awarded to Indigenous students. Thus the ...
Illustration by Guadalupe “Mario” Valencia, for Science Friday. You might’ve heard this phrase before: data equals power. Because when you have data, you can decide how they’re used and who gets to ...
The past year has seen record-breaking heat waves, towns swallowed by floods and droughts that have drained water reservoirs dry. But amid voices in mainstream science warning of rising global ...
Climate data has a completeness problem. If you’re looking for ancient carbon dioxide measurements, ice core data can give you that. If you have an interest in prehistoric ecology, the fossil record ...
What does it mean to have a relationship with nature? For Indigenous kids, especially those who grew up in urban areas, this question can have complicated answers. To support these relationships and ...
This article originally appeared in Ensia and is published here with permission. Gregory Cajete stands in front of a classroom full of University of New Mexico students enrolled in a graduate seminar ...
Indigenous students have historically been underrepresented in computer science programs despite the growth in the number of computer science degrees awarded annually, according to a new report from ...
This piece comes to us from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). To honor Native American and First Peoples Heritage Month, WCS and Nature are sharing this story of nature and conservation.
As the world looks for ways to slow and adapt to climate change, solution-seekers need to turn to the insights and lived experiences of Indigenous people. Jessica Hernandez makes that argument in the ...