International Effort to Curb Emissions of a Climate Super Pollutant Falls Short, UN Report Reveals
Methane emissions continue to climb despite a pledge by countries to curb climate pollution. By Phil McKenna Despite the efforts of more than half of all countries worldwide to curb a key climate super-pollutant, a report released this week by the United Nations Environment Programme at the U.N. climate summitContinue Reading
Fire Breaks Out at COP30
A pavilion caught on fire during negotiations at the COP30 global climate summit in Belém, Brazil, on Thursday. It is the latest in a series of mishaps for the annual conference this year.Continue Reading
Eli Lilly becomes first pharma firm to join $1 trillion club
The company’s stock has zoomed this year, driven by the explosive growth of the weight-loss drug market., The company’s stock has zoomed this year, driven by the explosive growth of the weight-loss drug market. Eli Lilly has hit $1 trillion in market value, making it the first drugmaker to enterContinue Reading
Pilot killed as fighter jet crashes at Dubai Airshow
An Indian-made HAL Tejas fighter jet crashed during a demonstration at the Dubai Airshow in United Arab Emirates., Pilot killed as fighter jet crashes at Dubai Airshow NewsFeed An Indian-made HAL Tejas fighter jet crashed during a demonstration at the Dubai Airshow in United Arab Emirates, killing the pilot inContinue Reading
Stacey Plaskett’s Nightmare Week Continues
Memo to members of Congress: never kick an Internet hornet’s nest, unless you’re a master bull artist…Continue Reading
Chadwick Boseman posthumously receives star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Chadwick Boseman is honored with a posthumous Hollywood Walk of Fame star, celebrated by family, co-stars and creators five years after his death., Read MoreContinue Reading
Pontifical secret revealed: Pope Leo XIV changes his Wordle start word each day
ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV opened a virtual meeting with American Catholic young people Friday by revealing a closely held pontifical secret: He uses a different Wordle start word each day. Leo divulged his strategy playing the popular New York Times online game before fielding questions via videoconference aboutContinue Reading
Border Patrol quietly tracking drivers using hidden plate readers: AP
Cameras are often concealed in roadside objects such as construction barrels or safety equipment, an Associated Press investigation found., Cameras are often concealed in roadside objects such as construction barrels or safety equipment, an Associated Press investigation found., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
COP30 Presidency presents new draft text that fails on equity
Bronwen Tucker, Public Finance lead at Oil Change International, said: “This is outrageous. We came here to secure a COP 30 package for justice and equity. The Presidency has presented a shamefully weak text that fails to mention fossil fuels, fails to deliver accountability towards rich countries’ finance obligations, andContinue Reading
“Inviting the Arsonists”: Indian Climate Activist Slams Fossil Fuel Lobbyists at U.N. Climate Summit
Nations are struggling to reach a final text agreement at the COP30 U.N. climate summit in Belém, Brazil. Decisions are made by consensus at COPs, requiring consent among 192 countries, and the biggest fight over the draft text is the exclusion of a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels. ReportedlyContinue Reading
Catch a Comet Using Early Data from the Vera Rubin Observatory
2 min read Catch a Comet Using Early Data from the Vera Rubin Observatory A new grant to the Spiral Graph team will enable citizen science research on spiral galaxies. NASA, ESA, S. Beckwith (STScI), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Join the Rubin Comet Catchers project, and help scientistsContinue Reading
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Latest News The Landsat program does more than just collect data. It helps write Earth’s story. Since 1972, Landsat satellites have systematically documented our planet’s changing surface, from shifting agricultural patterns and urban expansion to forest loss and coastal erosion. This continuous record provides scientists with invaluable data to understandContinue Reading
What is BioSentinel?
llustration of BioSentinel’s spacecraft flying past the Moon. NASA/Daniel Rutter Editor’s Note: This article was updated Nov. 21, 2025 shortly after BioSentinel’s mission marked three years of operation in deep space . Astronauts live in a pretty extreme environment aboard the International Space Station. Orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth inContinue Reading