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Sometimes the answers to seemingly intractable environmental problems are found in nature itself. Take the growing challenge of plastic waste. Jacqueline Prawira, an MIT senior in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE), has developed biodegradable, plastic-like materials from fish offal, as featured in a recent segment on the CBSContinue Reading

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Researchers found that eroded lava rubble beneath the South Atlantic can trap enormous amounts of CO2 for tens of millions of years. These porous breccia deposits store far more carbon than previously sampled ocean crust. The discovery reshapes how scientists view the long-term balance of carbon between the ocean, rocks,Continue Reading

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video In this close-up video, Dr. Ivona Cetinić, oceanographer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, shares her love of exploring the ocean and the thrill of discovering new ocean creatures.  She also discussesContinue Reading

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NASA NASA has selected one small explorer mission concept to advance toward flight design and another for an extended period of concept development. NASA’s Science Mission Directorate Science Management Council selected CINEMA (Cross-scale Investigation of Earth’s Magnetotail and Aurora) to enter Phase B of development, which includes planning and designContinue Reading

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Pamela Mlynczak Research Scientist, Contractor, Clouds and the Earth’s Radiant Energy System (CERES) Project, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center I am a scientist working for the CERES TISA group, assisting with data production, validation, and documentation. I also work on the CERES Ordering Tool team. Education:Continue Reading

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Explore This Section … Astrobiology Astrobiology Multimedia Home News Learning Resources Astrobiology Graphic Histories Coloring Pages For Researchers Overview Astrobiology Strategy Astrobiology Publications Funded Research Early Career Opportunities Resources for Life Detection Missions AbSciCon Multimedia Overview Our Alien Earth Ask an Astrobiologist Explain It Like I’m 5   Our AlienContinue Reading