From the Field: In crisis-hit Middle East, renewables power daily life
Across the Middle East, countries facing severe energy access challenges are turning to renewables to power essential infrastructure, from hospitals to schools and street lighting.Continue Reading
AI’s environmental costs threaten water, land and climate
Artificial Intelligence is not only responsible for worrying amounts of earth-warming greenhouse gases: the technology’s environmental footprint is also expanding at a pace that could strain the planet’s natural resources.Continue Reading
How cellphone carriers prepare for hurricane season with AI, drones and ‘cows’
Hurricane season is expected to be milder than usual this year. But that’s not stopping cell phone companies from pulling out all the stops. (Image credit: Melissa Sue Gerrits)Continue Reading
New York State Gets One Step Closer to a Data Center Moratorium
The state Legislature just passed a bill that would place a 12-month freeze on permits for data centers. If the governor signs it, it would be the first statewide moratorium in the nation. By Lauren Dalban The New York Legislature passed a one-year moratorium Thursday night on data center permits,Continue Reading
Fighting Fire With Fire
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The Traitor Announces $700 Million in Funds Meant to Boost Coal Industry
The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.Continue Reading
Developing innovative alternatives to conventional carbon capture methods
Carbon capture is an important climate change mitigation strategy, but it faces technological barriers and can be energy-intensive and expensive. To help make necessary advances in this area, a team of MIT researchers, with support from the MIT Climate and Sustainability Consortium (MCSC), are exploring energy-efficient and scalable alternatives toContinue Reading
Scientists discover vast hidden structure beneath Antarctica’s ice
A giant fan-shaped network of hidden basins has been discovered beneath East Antarctica, revealing that several well-known subglacial features are actually part of one massive geological structure. The finding sheds new light on Antarctica’s ancient tectonic history and could help scientists better understand how the ice sheet behaves today., ReadContinue Reading
ASTRA Initiative Seminar, June 12, 2026
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community ASTRA Initiative Seminar,… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources ASTRA Initiative Seminar : Ground and Space-Based Astronomy in the 2030s/2040s 4 June 2026 We welcome everyone to the next ASTRA seminar toContinue Reading
HWO Call for Papers
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community HWO Call for Papers About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Call for Papers: Habitable World Observatory Mission Concept Development Software, Tools, and Methodologies 4 June 2026 https://academic.oup.com/rasti/pages/habitable-world-observatory?login=true To prepare forContinue Reading
NASA-DARES Draft Strategy Open for Public Comment
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community NASA-DARES Draft Strategy Open… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups Conferences Cosmic Pathfinders Early Career Workshop Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources NASA-DARES Draft Strategy Open for Public Comment 4 June 2026 Comment Deadline: 11:59 p.m. EDT on Thursday, July 2nd, 2026. DearContinue Reading
The Traitor announces new coal export terminal in Oakland
The president said he will invoke Cold War-era emergency powers to direct a nearly $700-million investment into the waning coal industry, including construction of a West Coast coal export terminal in Oakland.Continue Reading












