Scientists have discovered a clever way to turn carrot processing leftovers into a nutritious and surprisingly appealing protein. By growing edible fungi on carrot side streams, researchers produced fungal mycelium that can replace traditional plant-based proteins in foods like vegan patties and sausages. When people sampled the foods, many preferredContinue Reading
Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong sets out on his journey to Antarctica and shares his biggest question for the trip ahead.Continue Reading
Sri Lanka is facing one of its worst flood disasters in two decades, with nearly one million people affected and more than 400 reported dead or missing after Cyclone Ditwah unleashed catastrophic flooding and landslides across the island.Continue Reading
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 2 min read 2025 AAS Town Hall Schedule 247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting SATURDAY, JANUARY 3 8:30AM – 6:0PM NASA’s ExoplanetContinue Reading
Explore This Section Earth Earth Observer Editor’s Corner Feature Articles Meeting Summaries News Science in the News Calendars In Memoriam Announcements More Archives Conference Schedules Style Guide 2 min read 2025 AAS Hyperwall Schedule 247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #401 for HyperwallContinue Reading
Indigenous scholar Dina Gilio-Whitaker wants Natives to approach a difficult topic rationally, vulnerably and honestly. The post We need to talk about the pretendians in our midst appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
The California Department of Water Resources’ first snow survey of the season revealed that statewide snowpack is 71% of average for December.Continue Reading
Environmental change doesn’t affect evolution in a single, predictable way. In large-scale computer simulations, scientists discovered that some fluctuating conditions help populations evolve higher fitness, while others slow or even derail progress. Two populations facing different kinds of change can end up on completely different evolutionary paths. The findings challengeContinue Reading
Katie Picchione Response Coordination Lead, Disaster Response Coordination System, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About As the Response Coordination Lead for NASA’s Disasters Response Coordination System (DRCS), Katie works with the DRCS team, subject matter experts across the Agency, and stakeholders in the emergency management community to develop earth-observationContinue Reading
Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community AAS Meeting 247… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society Physics of the Cosmos at AASContinue Reading
Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Cosmic Origins at AAS 247… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources Cosmic Origins at AAS 247 The 247th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society All Times Mountain Time (MT) Location Phoenix,Continue Reading
Ahead of the curve when it comes to testing city water for PFAS, Michigan has met its match with the state’s over one million private wells, urging residents to get their water tested. By K.R. Callaway Seeking peace and quiet amid hectic careers, Sandy Wynn-Stelt and her husband Joel movedContinue Reading
NASA/JPL-Caltech Team members working with NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover created this “postcard” by commanding the rover to take images at two times of day on Nov. 18, 2025, spanning periods that occurred on both the 4,722nd and 4,723rd Martian days, or sols, of the mission. The panoramas were captured atContinue Reading