3 min read Hazardous Material Summary Tables (HMSTs) A space toxicologist at NASA JSC. NASA Hazardous Materials Summary Tables (HMSTs) are a compilation of the chemical, biological, and flammability hazards of materials on a given flight or mission. HMSTs are required by Safety for all Programs, including but not limitedContinue Reading
4 min read Toxicology Analysis of Spacecraft Air SpaceX Crew-1 Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialist Shannon Walker work with a Grab Sample Container (GSC) in the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience spacecraft while en route to the ISS. NASA Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry (TEC) monitors airborne contaminants in both spacecraftContinue Reading
Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica as a stunning Category 5 storm. But the U.S. was spared as the Federal Emergency Management Agency faces drastic change. By Amy Green The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season may be best-remembered for its unusual distribution of storms, including Melissa, which struck Jamaica as a devastating CategoryContinue Reading
Scientists found that adult bristleworm eyes grow continuously thanks to a rim of neural stem cells similar to those in vertebrate eyes. This growth is surprisingly regulated by environmental light via a vertebrate-like c-opsin. The discovery reveals deep evolutionary parallels between distant species and raises questions about how light shapesContinue Reading
Southeast Asia has been hit by unusually severe floods this year, with late storms killing more than 1,400 people and leaving hundreds missing across Indonesia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. Scientists say the devastation reflects a warming global climate turbo-ch…Continue Reading
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Countries are meeting in Uzbekistan to negotiate trade protections for threatened plants and animals. By Kiley Price Whether people realize it or not, traces of the global wildlife trade are ubiquitous, from expensive reptile-skin boots in department stores to the colorful fish swimming around a tank in your dentist’s office. Continue Reading
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Federal law requires agencies to review the environmental impacts of grazing, but government employees allege the system is riddled with loopholes. The post Congress made it easier to ignore grazing’s harm to public lands appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
Olympia Auset’s Süprmarkt centers nutrition and altruism in a South L.A. food desert.Continue Reading
Researchers at MIT have demonstrated that wedge-shaped vortex generators attached to a ship’s hull can reduce drag by up to 7.5 percent, which reduces overall ship emissions and fuel expenses. The paper, “Net Drag Reduction in High Block Coefficient Ships and Vehicles Using Vortex Generators,” was presented at the SocietyContinue Reading
Archaeologists excavating the ancient Roman city of Gabii have uncovered a massive stone-lined basin that may represent one of Rome’s earliest monumental civic structures. Its central placement hints that early Romans were already experimenting with dramatic public spaces centuries before the iconic Forum took shape. The site’s remarkable preservation—made possibleContinue Reading
A recent study from Oregon State University estimated that more than 3,500 animal species are at risk of extinction because of factors including habitat alterations, natural resources being overexploited, and climate change. To better understand these changes and protect vulnerable wildlife, conservationists like MIT PhD student and Computer Science andContinue Reading