A pilot signals to a crew member before takeoff from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on Aug. 21, 2025. Accompanying him in the high-flying ER-2 aircraft is one of the most advanced imaging spectrometers in the solar system. NASA/Christopher LC Clark Called AVIRIS-5, it’s the latest inContinue Reading
Yolanda Shea Project Scientist, CLARREO Pathfinder (CPF) Mission, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About After receiving her PhD at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Dr. Yolanda Shea began working as a research scientist in the Science Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center. Dr. Shea isContinue Reading
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Michelle Hoehn is a cost accountant at NASA’s Stennis Space Center, where her work contributes to NASA’s Artemis program that will send astronauts to the Moon to prepare for future human exploration of Mars. NASA/Danny Nowlin Michelle Hoehn vividly remembers the day a seed was planted for her future atContinue Reading
Rob Ryan Research/Computer Scientist, Contractor, Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Rob became interested in science in high school. He received an Associates of Applied Science in Marine Technology in 1999, and then worked in the SCUBA industry for many years before returning to education to earnContinue Reading
Around the world, politicians, backed by powerful corporations, are presenting the public with false choices between environmental protection and economic growth. By Bob Berwyn Despite claims of environmental leadership and promises to preserve the Amazon rainforest ahead of COP30, Brazil is stripping away protections for the region’s vital ecosystems fasterContinue Reading
Researchers uncovered rare azurite traces on a Final Paleolithic artifact, overturning assumptions that early Europeans used only red and black pigments. The find suggests ancient people possessed deeper knowledge of minerals and colors than believed. It also hints at vanished forms of decoration or artistic practices. The discovery opens newContinue Reading
The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss that threaten over 1 million plant and animal species with ex…Continue Reading
The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, with Expedition 73 NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky aboard, Dec. 9, 2025. NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returned to Earth on Tuesday alongsideContinue Reading
Soyuz MS-27 crew members (frm left) NASA astronaut Jonny Kim and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky pose for a pre-flight portrait at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Russia. GCTC At 12:03 a.m. EST (10:03 a.m. local time), the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft made a parachute-assisted landing on theContinue Reading
As health emergencies multiply linked to the climate crisis, governments are joining forces with the UN to protect access to clean water, while data indicates that 118 million people in Europe alone live near healthcare facilities lacking basic sanitation. Continue Reading
Thousands of diplomats and climate experts are heading to Belém, in Brazil’s Amazon, for COP30 – the latest round of UN climate talks. Their task couldn’t be clearer: turn promises into action and agree on tougher plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Continue Reading
In a letter to Congress, the groups said data center development raises concerns about rising energy costs, water use and climate impacts. Many communities are fighting back. By Lauren Dalban More than 200 environmental organizations signed a letter to Congress supporting a national moratorium on the approval and construction ofContinue Reading