5 Min Read NASA Begins Moon Mission Plume-Surface Interaction Tests Views from different angles of a plume-surface interaction test at NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Credits: NASA EDITOR’S NOTE: This story, originally published in December, was revised Aug. 26, 2026 with an update on a new phase ofContinue Reading
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Jeret Howard, logistics management specialist at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, poses for a photograph on July 27, 2026. Howard is now a NASA civil servant at Stennis as part of the administrator’s directive to strengthen technical core competencies within the civil service workforce. NASA/Danny NowlinContinue Reading
New research finds that reducing air pollution can reverse harms to children’s health. By Keerti Gopal Growing up with dirty air harms kids’ health. But reducing pollution can help reverse the damage. Continue Reading
From Ecuador to Bangladesh, a new generation of entrepreneurs is turning land restoration into economic opportunity. Whether repurposing agricultural waste, building greenhouses or deploying AI-powered sensors, they are showing, with support from a United Nations-backed initiative, that restoring land can also generate income and improve livelihoods.Continue Reading
Scientists have recorded the highest temperature ever measured in the world’s oceansContinue Reading
Ten years after the standoff, exclusive documents reveal that digital mercenaries targeted local communities and stirred up anti-protest sentiment. The post What Standing Rock’s propaganda war means today appeared first on High Country News. Your browser does not support the video tag.Your browser does not support the video tag.Your browserContinue Reading
The president may disdain clean energy tech, but energy storage is also crucial for A.I. and defense — and China’s dominance in the sector has officials worried.Continue Reading
Three forgotten Assyrian kings may have been hiding in plain sight for more than 2,700 years. By piecing together clues from tablets, inscriptions, and an ancient statue, researchers argue that these rulers were omitted from the famous Assyrian King List., Read MoreContinue Reading
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Without air conditioning, many of Alabama’s imprisoned residents suffer in the summer swelter. Their loved ones on the outside suffer, too. By Lee Hedgepeth ELMORE, Ala.—Tiffany Montellano can’t sleep. Continue Reading
NPR’s Adrian Florido talks with Ken Rider of the California Energy Commission about a new rule for more efficient tires, which could cut the greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.Continue Reading