Dr. K. Emma Knowland
Dr. K. Emma Knowland Atmosphere Program Manager – Tropospheric Composition Research Dr. K. Emma Knowland is a Program Manager and Program Scientist at NASA HQ in the Science Mission Directorate’s Earth Science Division, where she manages the Tropospheric Composition Program (TCP) and serves as Program Scientist for several key NASAContinue Reading
Dr. Amanda Whitehurst
Dr. Amanda Whitehurst Biosphere Program Manager – Terrestrial Ecology Research Dr. Amanda Whitehurst currently serves as the Program Manager for Biosphere in NASA Earth Science Research and Analysis Element. Amanda is also a Program Scientist for GEDI, LVIS, STV, and NISAR. In 2020, she joined Earth Science Division Flight ElementContinue Reading
NASA Lab Completes Engine Checks on New Aircraft
NASA/Christopher LC Clark Justin Hall, left, controls a subscale aircraft as Justin Link holds the aircraft in place during preliminary engine tests on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025, at NASA’s Armstong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. Hall, chief pilot at the center’s Dale Reed Subscale Flight Research Laboratory, and Link,Continue Reading
NASA Instrument Reveals New Ability to Gather Nighttime Light Data
Clusters of light across North America as observed by the TEMPO instrument in February 2025. This false-color image represents the total light observed from that location, with red being the brightest. The TEMPO instrument observes more than 2,000 wavelengths of light at each location. NASA NASA’s Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring ofContinue Reading
NASA’S PUNCH Releases Refined Images of Eruptions from the Sun
NASA’s PUNCH (Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere) mission has released processed images of huge eruptions from the Sun, known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs), that occurred from Oct. 21 to Nov. 12. This release marks the first time PUNCH observations can be used to continuously trace solar eruptionsContinue Reading
Kyiv installs first mobile bomb shelter – with more planned as Russian attacks continue
Kyiv has installed its first officially certified mobile bomb shelter, a step toward expanding civilian protection during Russia’s attacks, according to Timur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv City Military Administration. The shelter is part of a wider effort to address the city’s shortage of protective structures. Access to safe sheltersContinue Reading
“Cynical war crime”: Russian drone strikes car near Odesa, killing mother and injuring her three children
A civilian car was struck by a Russian attack drone today in Odesa Oblast, killing a mother and injuring her three children, local authorities reported. Russia regularly targets civilians in Ukraine with terrorist attacks, including through drone strikes and attacks on vehicles, infrastructure, and populated areas. Russian drone strike hitContinue Reading
ACLU Will Challenge The Traitor Administration’s Unconstitutional Effort to Ban Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Youth
Today, the American Civil Liberties Union condemned the The Traitor administration’s latest proposals to implement two nationwide rules that would significantly shut down access to gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. The proposed measures follow the recent House passage of legislation aimed at criminalizing such care and represent an unprecedentedContinue Reading
Tannane goal from own half sets Morocco on way to FIFA Arab Cup 2025 title
Morocco beat Jordan 3-2 as a strike from inside his own half by Oussama Tannane set the tone for a spectacular final., Morocco beat Jordan 3-2 as a strike from inside his own half by Oussama Tannane set the tone for a spectacular final. Oussama Tannane’s wonder goal from insideContinue Reading
Vladimir Putin calls European leaders ‘piglets’ seeking revenge
Russian President Vladimir Putin called European leaders ‘piglets’ trying to take revenge on Russia., NewsFeed Speaking at a defence ministry meeting in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin called European leaders ‘piglets’ trying to take revenge on Russia, accusing them of joining forces with the previous US administration in the hopeContinue Reading
“No Military Solution”: Is Peace Possible in Sudan as “Proxy War” Expands?
The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces in Sudan, backed by the United Arab Emirates, is accused of attempting to cover up its mass killings of civilians by burning and burying bodies, according to a new report by Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab. This comes as drone strikes have plunged several cities intoContinue Reading
Smartphones: The biggest threat to a healthy childhood | Clare Morell: Full Interview
Become a Big Think member to unlock expert classes, premium print issues, exclusive events and more: https://bigthink.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=yt_desc Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Yuval Noah Harari: Why advanced societies fall for mass delusion ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4l1fr-t3ZE Smartphones and social media are hijacking our younger generation’s childhood andContinue Reading
US accuses Rwanda of inflaming conflict in DR Congo as fighting intensifies | DW News
Fighting has intensified in the Democratic Republic of Congo despite a US-brokered peace deal with Rwanda. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels launched an offensive in January and first took control of the eastern city of Goma. They then moved south and took Bukavu. In a fresh advance last week they took theContinue Reading












