Feeling thirsty? Why not tap into the air? Even in desert conditions, there exists some level of humidity that, with the right material, can be soaked up and squeezed out to produce clean drinking water. In recent years, scientists have developed a host of promising sponge-like materials for this “atmosphericContinue Reading
This investigative work had been supported by the Centre for Investigative Journalism The European Parliament voted on Thursday (13 November) to significantly dilute key elements of Europe’s climate agenda. Lawmakers took aim at the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires large firms to look beyond financial metrics and discloseContinue Reading
Agribusiness companies enlisted an army of Brazilian social media influencers ahead of the United Nations climate summit, now underway in the Amazonian city of Belém, where the meat industry’s surging greenhouse gas emissions and role in deforestation are high on the agenda. At least 195 influencers — from models and news anchors to doctors and right-wing activists —Continue Reading
Environmental groups warn the proposal to change the definition of “waters of the United States” would eliminate crucial safeguards for “countless” bodies of water. By Aidan Hughes The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army on Monday announced a proposal to further define, and scale back, the numberContinue Reading
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El telescopio espacial Hubble captó esta imagen del cometa interestelar 3I/ATLAS el 21 de julio de 2025, cuando el cometa se encontraba a 445 millones de kilómetros (277 millones de millas) de la Tierra. Hubble muestra que el cometa tiene una envoltura de polvo en forma de lágrima que seContinue Reading
Hubble captured this image of the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS on July 21, 2025, when the comet was 277 million miles from Earth. Hubble shows that the comet has a teardrop-shaped cocoon of dust coming off its solid, icy nucleus. Credit: NASA, ESA, David Jewitt (UCLA); Image Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)Continue Reading
Four Expedition 73 crewmates pose for a playful portrait through a circular opening in a hatch thermal cover aboard the International Space Station. Clockwise from left, are JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui and NASA astronauts Jonny Kim, Zena Cardman, and Mike Fincke. NASA Expedition 73 kicked offContinue Reading
Desiray Wilson Senior Computer Scientist, Contractor, My NASA Data Team, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center Desiray is a Scientific Programmer on the My NASA Data team. She has degrees in Geology and Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and over 5 years’ experience developing NASA Earth Science data visualizations and webContinue Reading
Combu Island – Ilha do Combu in Portuguese – rises like a wall of living green from Brazil’s Guamá River. It is a testament to centuries of shared existence between the forest and its riverside communities. Here, cupuaçu, taperebá, pupunha, araçá and cacao are more than fruits; they are threadsContinue Reading
In the wake of Typhoon Halong, an AI language company wants to hire Native translators, raising questions about data sovereignty. The post Can AI translate Native languages in times of disaster? appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading
According to data from the National Weather Service, the Santa Barbara Airport received 6.67 inches of rain between Friday and Sunday, breaking the location’s previous three-day rain record total set in 2002 when it received 5.66 inches.Continue Reading
Scientists mapped the Bas63 bacteriophage in unprecedented detail, uncovering how its tail machinery infects bacteria. The structure reveals rare whisker-collar features and distant evolutionary ties reaching back billions of years. These insights could guide new phage therapies and innovations in medicine, agriculture, and industry., Read MoreContinue Reading