Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be speeding up, climate monitoring teams reported. (Image credit: Bilal Hussein)Continue Reading
Once known for its trees and community, Altadena is now a test of who — and what — gets to come back after disaster. The post A year after the Eaton Fire, permit delays keep Black families from returning appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The Justice Department said natural gas bans in Petaluma and Morgan Hill drive up costs and conflict with federal policy. Both cities said they have not enforced their bans in several years.Continue Reading
The world’s most common construction material has a secret. Cement, the “glue” that holds concrete together, gradually “breathes in” and stores millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air over the lifetimes of buildings and infrastructure. A new study from the MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub quantifies this process,Continue Reading
Mining provides the raw materials that form the backbone of many critical sectors, including construction and infrastructure, technology, manufacturing, and energy. Despite the vast significance that the extraction and processing of materials have on the global economy, the mining industry faces several challenges as it balances competing demands from theContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community ROSES-25 Amendment 36: New… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources ROSES-25 Amendment 36: New Program Element: F.19 Collaborative Opportunities for Mentorship, Partnership, and Academic Success in Science 14 January 2026 F.19Continue Reading
The SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft, with its nosecone open and carrying four Crew-11 members, departs the International Space Station shortly after undocking from the Harmony module’s space-facing port. NASA+ At 5:20 p.m. EST, NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission undocked from the International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft.Continue Reading
NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket is seen inside High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building as teams await the arrival of Artemis II crewmembers to board their Orion spacecraft on top of the rocket as part of the Artemis II countdown demonstration test, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, atContinue Reading
The past 11 years have been the warmest in the modern era, while oceans continue to heat up, too, says the UN weather agency.Continue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community DGCE Seminar, 22… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Diffuse Gas in Cosmic Ecosystems Science Interest Group Seminar January 22, 2026 14 January 2026 Mapping Hot Gas Kinematics in Galaxy ClustersContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Science Highlight: NASA’s… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Science Highlight: NASA’s Webb Delivers Unprecedented Look into Heart of Circinus Galaxy 14 January 2026 A team led by Dr. Enrique Lopez-RodriguezContinue Reading
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Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Heising-Simons Foundation… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Heising-Simons Foundation Astronova Fellowship Deadline: February 27th, 2026 14 January 2026 The Heising-Simons Foundation is excited to announce the launch of a newContinue Reading