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Why Aren’t There More Wonder Women in STEM?

April 01, 2026 — The new Wonder Woman movie released last week has sparked (appropriately) an outpouring of excitement and support, outlining and reinforcing how necessary it is to have women represented in media and, perhaps most importantly, portrayed as capable of anything and as successful in any profession (or super-profession). As in the case of Dr. Jane Goodall, not […]

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How To Be Green With Your Green: Eco-Friendly Tech Products

April 01, 2026 — It is commonly thought that creating an eco-friendly home or operating on clean tech is a task for the 1%. Solar panel installations, solar water heaters and geothermal heat pumps are all revolutionary energy saving investments that will ultimately give you a huge return on your monthly energy bill and certainly deserve recognition. But, if […]

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Data Science for Conservation: Using the Power of the Cloud to Map Chimpanzee Habitat Connectivity in Africa

April 01, 2026 — Chimpanzees are endangered, and as threats to their survival continue to rise and expand from habitat loss, hunting and the illegal pet trade, it is crucial to have relevant and up-to-date information at scales meaningful to support conservation decisions. With support from NASA, the Jane Goodall Institute has already partnered with researchers from the Global […]

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The Importance of Continued Conservation Research

April 01, 2026 — Realistic thinking accrues only after mistake making, which is the cosmic wisdom’s most cogent way of teaching each of us how to carry on.- Buckminster Fuller Mother Nature has a mind of her own. No matter how many times you check the weather, it can change within the hour. Similarly, just when we think we […]

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So You Think You Know Everything About Chimps? Think Again.

April 01, 2026 — For decades, chimpanzees have been put in the spotlight for their renowned intelligence and close genetics that nearly match our own (we share a common ancestor). Since it was discovered in 1960 by Dr. Jane Goodall that chimpanzees can make and use tools (read more about Dr. Goodall’s discoveries here), our understanding of them has revolutionized […]

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Extent of Giant Peat Swamp Recently Discovered… Wait, What is a Peat Swamp?

April 01, 2026 — In the Congo Basin of Central Africa, researchers have located a previously unknown peatland larger than New York State.  This discovery highlights the importance of peatlands to the health of the global environment. What are Peat Swamps? Peat swamps are areas where the soil is so full with water that dead leaves and other types […]

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Special Figures Ahead of the Curve : A ‘Hidden Figures’ Review

April 01, 2026 — The movie Hidden Figures, released during the 2016 holiday season, beautifully details the real lives of three extraordinary and bold African American women and their contributions to science in 1961:  Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughn, and Mary Jackson. Despite all they accomplished, their stories have been largely ignored for far too long. These women defied […]

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Answer the Call : Mobile Recycling Day

April 01, 2026 — Have you ever wondered what your phone was made of or how those materials were collected? Well, turns out there’s a lot more to that story than you may have thought. On January 24, 2017, the Jane Goodall Institute will hold a Call to Action, dedicated to the international recycling of mobile phones. Why set […]

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JGI’s One Good Story: A Community Cooking for a Better Future With Energy Saving Stoves

April 01, 2026 — Alice Kaahwa lives on the edge of an important forest. She is a resident of Kyakatemba village in the Hoima district of western Uganda, a village in between the Budongo and Bugoma Forest Reserves which provide a home to more than 1154 chimpanzees and other wild animals. For the last 10 years, the Jane Goodall […]

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Through the Binoculars: #TBT 56 YEARS IN GOMBE!

April 01, 2026 — From the eyes of a child, to the eyes of the world Jane Goodall did what might have been considered impossible, by some, for a young girl to accomplish. Jane took her childhood desire to live among and learn from African wildlife, and made it a reality. Beyond that, she turned what was passion, the […]

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