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Recent Science Round Up

April 01, 2026 — You’re in a forest in the Congo Basin of Africa, but where are all the chimps? Did you know that chimpanzees oftentimes will reroute their foraging excursions to avoid contact with humans? These intelligent primates never cease to amaze us at the Jane Goodall Institute, and we’re learning more about them every day. Here’s a […]

Jane & Payne: Two Icons, One Film

April 01, 2026 — Dr. Jane Goodall and Roger Payne have long admired one another. Both have made stunning breakthrough discoveries in the field of wildlife biology, and are passionate conservationists. Dr. Jane is known for her work with chimpanzees, Roger Payne for his work with whales. So what would it be like to pair these two amazing animal […]

Using Tech & Imagination as Driving Currents on World Oceans Day

April 01, 2026 — Populations are rising, cities are becoming more crowded, and this means that we are producing more and more waste. Whether it’s pesticide runoff from a recent rain, or plastic blown by the wind, this pollution often ends up in our waterways. Starting from rivers or canals, a great deal of the waste we produce eventually […]

Compassionate Leaders You Should Get to Know: Reese Arthur

April 01, 2026 — Mothers are truly special beings of the world, as we reminded ourselves this past month, and they embody how important it is to lead by example when you have such impressionable minds at the table. There is a hardly a better example of this than Roots & Shoots leader Reese Arthur and her mother who […]

Sea Turtles Find Their Way Back Home Thanks to Mady

April 01, 2026 — At 18, many might be able to claim that they were involved in a number of clubs, perhaps won a number of awards, but Mady, however, can claim different kinds of successes! Mady Eori, is 18 years old, a sophomore at Boston University and a member of the Jane Goodall Institute’s Roots & Shoots. A double major in environmental […]

Making Good Choices at the Grocery Store

April 01, 2026 — As consumers, one of our greatest powers is choosing what product to buy. When we purchase something at the store, we are giving our money to the company that produced or supplied that product. Each dollar spent is a message to that store demonstrating that this product will sell, that you like what they are […]

May Project of the Month (POTM): Building a sanctuary seed by seed

April 01, 2026 — When it gets cold in California, people hunker down for the winter, break out their hot chocolate and maybe start a Harry Potter marathon. But for the monarch butterfly, when it gets cold in California, they start their 2,500 mile long journey to the warmer regions of Mexico. There, they will hibernate in pine or […]

April Project of the Month (POTM): A Light at the End of the Trash Chute

April 01, 2026 — These days artists are doing brilliant things with recycled trash. There is one artist who turns his own personal trash into art by projecting light through it, another who recreated the Mona Lisa out of plastic, and another who made a magnificent beached mermaid scene out of 10,000 plastic water bottles to draw attention to plastic pollution. But […]

Compassionate Leaders You Should Get to Know: Piper Christian

April 01, 2026 — “In order to truly engage someone you must appeal to both reason and emotion.” – Piper Christian at TEDxSaltLakeCity Some teenagers tell stories about their skateboarding wipe out, or their parents’ unfair new homework rule, while seventeen-year-old Piper prefers to tell stories that inspire change. A few years ago, Piper began to see first-hand the […]

Ka Mala Maluhia = The Hawaiian “Garden Peaceful”

April 01, 2026 — This past September Something Good in the World, was honored to present its Children’s Peaceful Garden design at the United Nations International Day of Peace, representing Roots & Shoots. After this life-changing event, in which we had the privilege of describing our project to hundreds of attendees, I began spreading the word about this design […]

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Recent Science Round Up

Jane & Payne: Two Icons, One Film

Using Tech & Imagination as Driving Currents on World Oceans Day

Compassionate Leaders You Should Get to Know: Reese Arthur

Sea Turtles Find Their Way Back Home Thanks to Mady

Making Good Choices at the Grocery Store

May Project of the Month (POTM): Building a sanctuary seed by seed

April Project of the Month (POTM): A Light at the End of the Trash Chute

Compassionate Leaders You Should Get to Know: Piper Christian

Ka Mala Maluhia = The Hawaiian “Garden Peaceful”