Ice loss in the Antarctic Ocean may be killing the sea birds during their molting season. By Bob Berwyn Each year for millennia, emperor penguins have molted on coastal sea ice that remained stable until late summer—a haven during a span of several weeks when it’s dangerous for the mostlyContinue Reading
Mars’ frozen ice caps may be time capsules for ancient life. Lab experiments show that key building blocks of proteins can survive tens of millions of years in pure ice, even under relentless cosmic radiation. Ice mixed with Martian-like soil, however, destroys organic material far more quickly. The findings pointContinue Reading
Two former, high-ranking Interior Department employees, from opposing political parties, call for an overhaul of public-land management. The post It’s time to rethink how we care for our public lands and waters appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
States are preparing for, while trying to avoid, cutbacks to the water they get from the Colorado River. Here are some key things to know about this moment.Continue Reading
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers failed to explain how it would mitigate environmental harms, including PFAS contamination. By Lisa Sorg The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can’t dredge 28 miles of the Wilmington Harbor as planned, after North Carolina environmental regulators determined the billion-dollar proposal would be inconsistent with theContinue Reading
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Despite global progress in strengthening land tenure and governance, more than a billion people worldwide – nearly one in four adults – fear they could lose the rights to some or all of their land and housing within the next five years. Continue Reading
Suitable milkweed habitat in Mexico may shift south, fracturing existing migration routes and possibly pushing some butterflies to stay put., Read MoreContinue Reading
NASA’s crawler-transporter 2, carrying NASA’s Artemis II SLS (Space Launch System) rocket with the Orion spacecraft, arrives Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, inside the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to troubleshoot the flow of helium to the rocket’s upper stage, the interim cryogenic propulsion stage. NASA/Cory Huston The SLS (Space Launch System) rocket and Orion spacecraft for NASA’sContinue Reading
Earth’s magnetic shield is shifting in dramatic ways. New data from ESA’s Swarm satellites show that the South Atlantic Anomaly — a vast weak spot in Earth’s magnetic field — has grown by nearly half the size of continental Europe since 2014. Even more striking, a region southwest of AfricaContinue Reading
Credit: NASA The Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel (ASAP), which advises NASA and Congress on safety, has released its 2025 annual report on NASA’s performance and challenges. While the panel acknowledged NASA’s safety achievements, it warned that the agency’s biggest challenges stem from interconnected factors – workforce, acquisition, technical authority, budgets, and the growing complexity ofContinue Reading
An appeal to be filed on their behalf by the Southern Environmental Law Center will argue that the new plant in Chesterfield County would not comply with either the state’s environmental justice or clean economy acts. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND, Va.—Three climate and justice nonprofits filed a notice before theContinue Reading
NASA astronaut and SpaceX Crew-12 Pilot Jack Hathaway enters the International Space Station after docking aboard the Dragon spacecraft to join Expedition 74 and begin a long-duration microgravity research mission. NASA/Chris Williams NASA astronaut Jack Hathaway smiles up at the camera as he enters the International Space Station Feb. 14,Continue Reading