By Milan Loiacono In this composite image, Costa Rica Airborne research on foresT Ecosystem Response to volcanic emissions (CRATER) science principal investigator Jay Tomlin launches the S2 Black Swift uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) into the sky at Rincón de la Vieja National Park, Costa Rica, during the 2025 campaign. NASA/Milan Loiacono An ecologist, a volcanologist, and aContinue Reading
Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may not have been as silent and still as once believed. New research from ancient Scottish rocks reveals that during Snowball Earth — when ice sheets reached the tropics and the planet resembled a giant snowballContinue Reading
People in poor countries often get little or no warning about floods, storms and other deadly weather. Local efforts are changing that, and saving lives. (Image credit: Ryan Kellman)Continue Reading
The state will also fine the Department of Energy millions for violating groundwater standards. The post New Mexico demands fix for federal nuclear waste management appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Ecologist Greta Wengert warns that illegal cannabis grows are polluting California’s public lands.Continue Reading
The chemical, used in solvents, degreasers and some consumer products, is a likely carcinogen that can harm the liver and kidneys. By Lisa Sorg A Wake County Superior Court judge has ruled against the cities of Asheboro, Greensboro and Reidsville, concluding that state environmental regulators can legally limit the amountContinue Reading
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Many people are optimistic about ammonia’s potential as an energy source and carrier of hydrogen, and though large-scale adoption would require major changes to the way it is currently manufactured, ammonia does have a number of advantages. For one thing, ammonia is energy-dense and carbon-free. It is also already producedContinue Reading
A number of advanced energy technologies — including fuel cells, electrolyzers, and an emerging class of low-power electronics — use protons as the key charge carrier. Whether or not these devices will be widely adopted hinges, in part, on how efficiently they can move protons. One class of materials knownContinue Reading
Life may have started in sticky, rock-hugging gels rather than inside cells. Researchers suggest these primitive, biofilm-like materials could trap and concentrate molecules, giving early chemistry a protected space to grow more complex. Within these gels, the first hints of metabolism and self-replication may have emerged., Read MoreContinue Reading
3 min read NASA Completes First Flight of Laminar Flow Scaled Wing Design NASA’s Crossflow Attenuated Natural Laminar Flow (CATNLF) scale-model wing flies for the first time on a NASA F-15 research jet during a test flight from NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The 75-minute flight confirmedContinue Reading
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company’s Dragon spacecraft on top is seen on the launch pad at sunset at Space Launch Complex 40 as preparations continue for the Crew-12 mission, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA/Aubrey Gemignani NASA and SpaceX teamsContinue Reading