Mar 18 Our past and future is written in Earth's landscape. Here's how one geomorphologist is reading it By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas Taylor Perron seeks to answer questions about Earth's past and future by reading landscapes from our world and out in the solar system. Continue reading
Mar 18 NASA says there is still cooperation with Russian colleagues By Alex Sanz, Associated Press NASA Administrator Bill Nelson on Friday played down recent comments by the head of Russia's space agency that the U.S. would have to use broomsticks to fly to space after Russia said it would stop supplying rocket engines to U.S. Continue reading
Mar 09 Florida's starving manatees fed 55 tons of lettuce after pollution killed seagrass By Curt Anderson, Associated Press Officials have now fed more than 55 tons of lettuce to starving Florida manatees as part of an experimental program to help the animals since their natural food is being destroyed by water pollution. Continue reading
Mar 02 Space junk on 5,800-mph collision course with moon By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press The moon is about to get walloped by a big piece of space junk. The leftover rocket will slam into the far side of the moon Friday. Experts think it is from a China launch from 2014, but China is… Continue reading
Mar 01 Record-breaking heat wave in 2021 is an example of climate change's impact in North America By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press A deadly heat wave in the Pacific Northwest last summer offers a glimpse of the types of extreme weather that a United Nations report says will become more common in North America with worsening climate change. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: House hearing reviews NASA's planned mission to Mars By News Desk and Associated Press The House Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee held an online status update and review of NASA's Artemis Initiative on Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 28 How climate change is hurting living things on Earth right now, according to a new report By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas The latest IPCC report focuses on the global impacts of climate change on people and nature, plus adaptation options that can help ensure that the planet remain liveable for generations to come. Continue reading
Feb 24 Even as calls for climate action grow, actual greenhouse gas emissions higher than official reports By News Desk Oil and gas operators in Texas and a dozen other U.S. states have flared, or burned off, at least 3.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas over much of the last decade, according to an analysis of satellite data by… Continue reading
Feb 24 As economists warn of mounting climate change costs, Biden seeks to price damages By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Economists say the costs of climate change are growing as global warming happens more quickly than expected and its impacts become better understood -- from crop losses due to drought, to lessened worker productivity because of the heat. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 5:31 Alarming new climate report predicts 'catastrophic' global wildfires in the coming years By William Brangham, Claire Mufson There's grim new reports about potential causes and effects of climate change. The United Nations Environment Program has projected intense wildfires linked in part to climate change could increase 50 percent by the end of the century, and the International… Continue watching