Frozen feasts and cool pools help Rome zoo animals survive heatwave
As a severe heatwave grips Italy, Rome’s Bioparco is helping its animals stay cool with frozen treats, chilled pools and climate-controlled shelters while the capital remains under a red heat alert.Continue Reading
Small plane crashes into Beijing’s tallest building
Police and emergency crews sealed off the area around Beijing’s tallest skyscraper after a small plane crash damaged the building. Images from the scene showed a large hole in the upper floors of the 528-metre CITIC Tower, while witnesses reported seeing aircraft debris at the base of the building.Continue Reading
BalNeO
Storytelling Kit Langley Science Personnel Our Impacts Data Center BalNeO : Balloon Network for stratospheric aerosol Observations Figure 1. Stratospheric Aerosol Optical Depth (SAOD) from the Global Satellite-based Stratospheric Aerosol Climatology (GloSSAC) The Stratospheric aerosol layer is a key component of the climate system with global implications on surface temperature and the hydrologicalContinue Reading
NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge
3 Min Read NASA Announces Winners for 2026 Human Lander Challenge NASA has announced the top student-developed solutions for environmental control and life support systems in future crewed lunar landers from participants in the 2026 Human Lander Challenge. The announcement marks the culmination of months of research by university teamsContinue Reading
NASA Tests New Refuel Device for Future In-Space Refueling Missions
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Engineers from NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and L3Harris con-duct operational testing on a developmental cryocoupler, a vital technology for future in-orbit spacecraft refueling. NASA/Tyson Eason For NASA’s nextContinue Reading
Carl A. Norlen
Carl A. Norlen Research Scientist Affiliation: Bay Area Environmental Research Institute, NASA Ames Research Center Division: Earth Science Division (SG), NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) Email: carl.a.norlen@nasa.gov Professional Biography Carl Norlen is a Research Scientist with the NASA Earth Exchange (NEX) at the NASA Ames Research Center contributing to the Wildfire,Continue Reading
How The Traitor’s Gerrymandering Plot Could Backfire
I opposed gerrymandering in the past. And I’d continue to oppose it during normal times. But these are not normal times. Let me explain.Continue Reading
An unlikely “Pride Match” in Seattle | DW News
Egypt is set to take on Iran at the World Cup match in Seattle. Officials in the US city designated it the “Pride Match” before the identities of the teams involved were known. Officials from the two countries – where homosexuality is often punished harshly – have raised objections. ButContinue Reading
Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1584: Ukraine sinks two Russian spy ships and an S-400 as 2,760 cars pile up at Kerch
Exclusives Defense expert: Ukraine’s interceptor shortage has no quick fix. Only a handful of countries can build ballistic-missile interceptors, and all are short. Defense expert Marc DeVore explains why money can’t fix Ukraine’s interceptor shortage fast — and where the real leverage lies. I came to be bored, then aContinue Reading
“We remember everyone who is in captivity” – Ukraine brings home 160 defenders held since 2022
Ukraine has brought home 160 military personnel from Russian captivity in a new prisoner exchange coordinated by the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War. The swap, carried out on orders from the President of Ukraine, is the 76th exchange since the start of the full-scale invasion. AllContinue Reading
You Can’t Pray the Gay Away
I know firsthand that conversion therapy doesn’t work. SCOTUS’ decision to protect it only hurts LGBTQ+ people., Read MoreContinue Reading