Demonstrators are marching in Belem, Brazil, at the halfway point of United Nations climate talks for what is typically their biggest day of protests during the event. Hundreds gathered Saturday at COP30 carrying banners, giant flags and signs. One Indigenous…Continue Reading
Researchers drilling under a college campus in the 1980s paved the way for an ambitious new project in the Twin Cities. By Phil McKenna ST. PAUL, Minn.—Nearly half a century ago, the U.S. Department of Energy launched a clean energy experiment beneath the University of Minnesota with a simple goal:Continue Reading
A massive, well-preserved impact crater has been uncovered in Guangdong, revealing the signature of a powerful meteorite strike during the Holocene. Measuring 900 meters across, it dwarfs other known craters from the same era. Shock-damaged quartz confirms the intense forces involved. Its survival in a high-erosion environment makes it aContinue Reading
A High Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that BHP was responsible for the Mariana dam collapse, after the company was acquitted of criminal charges last year in a Brazilian court. Claimants are seeking up to $47 billion in damages. By Blanca Begert In 2015, a mine tailings damContinue Reading
6 min read 6 Things to Know From NASA About New US, European Sea Satellite Set to launch no earlier than Nov. 16, Sentinel-6B will continue a decades-long data record of sea level measurement that will help decision-makers manage coastal flooding, support hurricane intensity forecasts, and assist in the returnContinue Reading
Climate change is already fueling a global health emergency, killing more than half a million people each year through extreme heat and threatening hospitals worldwide, according to a major report released on Friday at COP30 in Belém, Brazil.Continue Reading
Around 90 Indigenous people from the Munduruku Indigenous group staged a peaceful protest early Friday, blocking the main entrance to the Blue Zone – the restricted area set aside for negotiators – at COP30 in Belém. Access was halted for about an hour, and the army was called in toContinue Reading
The U.S. didn’t send high-level delegates to COP30, but states like California are sending representatives and having an impact on the world climate stage.Continue Reading
Two leading experts in the field of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) — Howard J. Herzog, a senior research engineer in the MIT Energy Initiative, and Niall Mac Dowell, a professor in energy systems engineering at Imperial College London — explore methods for removing carbon dioxide already in the atmosphereContinue Reading
Brazil is hosting the United Nations climate talks with a focus on Indigenous peoples and the Amazon rainforestContinue Reading
Genetic, isotopic, and forensic evidence has conclusively identified the remains of Duke Béla of Macsó and uncovered remarkable details about his life, ancestry, and violent death. The study reveals a young nobleman with Scandinavian-Rurik roots who was killed in a coordinated, emotionally charged attack in 1272., Read MoreContinue Reading
Aidan Ramey Electrical Engineer/ Systems Engineer Affiliation: NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) / MEI Division: Engineering Division (RE) Email: aidan.b.ramey@nasa.gov Phone: 650-605-5030 Biography Aidan Ramey has worked at NASA Ames Research Center since 2019. He brings extensive experience in spacecraft hardware/circuit design, integration, and testing, as well as his years ofContinue Reading
Melting ice from the Himalayas is creating thousands of unstable lakes, a growing menace to towns and cities below.Continue Reading