“MIT.nano is essential to making progress in high-priority areas where I believe that MIT has a responsibility to lead,” opened MIT president Sally Kornbluth at the 2025 Nano Summit. “If we harness our collective efforts, we can make a serious positive impact.” It was these collective efforts that drove discussionsContinue Reading
A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.Continue Reading
Pratima KC Research Scientist, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Affiliation: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Branch: Biospheric Science Branch (SGE) Email: pratima.kc@nasa.gov Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4AsdVUcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Personal Biography Dr. Pratima KC is a Research Scientist at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute and NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) at Ames Research Center.Continue Reading
While Gov. Newsom touted the state’s environmental efforts at the UN climate summit, toxic spills and a new law speeding drilling tarnished its reputation at home. By Liza Gross Thousands of gallons of oil and toxic wastewater poured out of a pipe running through a Monterey County oil field onContinue Reading
Almost two years after reintroduction began, wolves are nearing the state’s southern and western borders. The post Colorado wolves are on the move appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Gov. Bob Ferguson, who has warned that as many as 100,000 people would need to evacuate statewide, said Friday the The Traitor administration has approved a disaster declaration.Continue Reading
Fossils from Qatar have revealed a small, newly identified sea cow species that lived in the Arabian Gulf more than 20 million years ago. The site contains the densest known collection of fossil sea cow bones, showing that these animals once thrived in rich seagrass meadows. Their ecological role mirrorsContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Community Hi-ReX SAG Kickoff Meeting 17… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Hi-ReX SAG Meeting High Angular Resolution X-ray Imager Science Analysis Group Hi-ReX SAG about Hi-ReX SAGContinue Reading
Pratima Khatri-Chhetri (KC) Research Scientist, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Affiliation: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Branch: Biospheric Science Branch (SGE) Email: pratima.kc@nasa.gov Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=4AsdVUcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao Personal Biography Dr. Pratima KC is a Research Scientist at the Bay Area Environmental Research Institute and NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) at Ames ResearchContinue Reading
Akash Awasthi Research Scientist, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Affiliation: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) Branch: Biospheric Science Branch (SGE) Email: akash.awasthi@nasa.gov Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=IM6EGDIAAAAJ&hl=en Personal Biography Dr. Akash Awasthi is a Research Scientist at the NASA Earth eXchange (NEX) at Ames Research Center, where he works within the Wildfire,Continue Reading
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim poses inside the International Space Station’s cupola as it orbits 265 miles above the Indian Ocean near Madagascar. Credit: NASA NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will recap his recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 19, fromContinue Reading
The New River Gorge bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, is the longest single-span steel arch bridge in the United States. Data from satellites like NASA’s NISAR will make it possible to track bridge health remotely to help ensure structural integrity of more than 60% of long span bridges worldwide. GaryContinue Reading
Governments and companies constantly face decisions about how to allocate finite amounts of money to clean energy technologies that can make a difference to the world’s climate, its economies, and to society as a whole. The process is inherently uncertain, but research has been shown to help predict which technologiesContinue Reading