A gas that causes climate change is bubbling out of reservoirs
2026-04-15
How much planet-warming methane is coming from water reservoirs? Environmental groups want California to track emissions.Continue Reading
ROSES-25: NASA SMD Grad Student Research-FINESST Due Dates
2026-04-15
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ROSES-25: Physical Sciences: Research Studies Not Solicited
2026-04-15
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ROSES-25 D.4 TCAN TBD Update
2026-04-15
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Dam Useless: Barriers Prevent a Migratory Fish from Reproducing
2026-04-15
The Bronx River is home to obsolete dams. Plans to remove them could boost efforts to restore dwindling river herring populations. By Lauren Dalban The Bronx River was once a curvy waterway that ran through vast forests and flowed into networks of tidal marshland. For centuries, river herring have swumContinue Reading
Scientists just solved a 160-million-year fossil mystery “I’ve never seen anything like it”
2026-04-15
A rare fossil discovery is shedding light on the “missing years” of early sponge evolution. Scientists found a 550-million-year-old sponge that likely lacked hard skeletal parts, explaining why earlier fossils are so scarce. This supports the idea that the earliest sponges were soft-bodied and rarely preserved. The finding changes howContinue Reading
War-driven energy price spikes highlight value of renewables: UN climate chief
2026-04-14
The disruption of global energy supplies is being felt worldwide, the UN’s top climate change official warned on Monday, as conflict in the Middle East drives oil and gas prices sharply higher – echoing the market turmoil triggered by the war in Ukraine.Continue Reading
Contours of the James Bay Lowlands
2026-04-14
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Ocean bacteria team up to break down biodegradable plastic
2026-04-14
Biodegradable plastics could help alleviate the plastic waste crisis that is polluting the environment and harming our health. But how long plastics take to degrade and how environmental bacteria work together to break them down is still largely unknown. Understanding how plastics are broken down by microbes could help scientistsContinue Reading
The Iran war created a global natural gas shortage — a windfall for U.S. companies
2026-04-14
With Qatar’s liquefied natural gas still offline, U.S. companies see an opening and are bringing in new investments. (Image credit: Brandon Bell)Continue Reading
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4859-4866: One Small Crater and Thousands of Polygons
2026-04-14
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars MissionsContinue Reading
Global Finance and Energy Leaders Warn of Potentially Dire Impacts From Iran War
2026-04-14
Reports from the International Monetary Fund and the International Energy Agency warn of possible global recession as the U.S. enacts a blockade at the Strait of Hormuz. By Phil McKenna As the Iran war nears its seventh week, two of the world’s leading finance and energy institutions are forecasting aContinue Reading
NISAR Handbook
2026-04-14
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