Explorer 1, the Van Allen Belts and a Look to the Future
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Environment & Sustainability
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California officials move forward with plans to exterminate mule deer from island
Conservancy sees nonnative species as major threat to local biodiversity, while residents rally to preserve local identity California wildlife officials moved forward last week with a plan to eradicate a mule deer herd from Santa Catalina Island: extermination. The plan…
New global map shows where sharks and rays most need protection
Shark and ray populations are struggling across the world due to overfishing and other threats. A new report delineates 816 areas of the ocean that should be protected to help them recover. The report “Ocean Travellers” was published in December…
What’s happening with the global treaty to trace critical minerals?
The negotiations were intense, says Julia Peña Niño, the Colombia country manager at the Natural Resource Governance Institute. At the seventh U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) in Nairobi last December, behind closed doors, Colombia’s joint proposal with Oman was facing resistance…
ROTAC Call for Self-Nominations
Call for Self-Nominations for the Roman Observations Time Allocation Committee The Roman Space Telescope project is soliciting self-nominations, which was due on August 12, 2024, for membership on the Roman Observations Time Allocation Committee (also referred to as the ROTAC).…
Masterplan
Welcome to Kennedy Space Center’s Master Plan Kennedy Space Center is completing an update of its Master Plan, which is a guiding document that helps guide long-term vision, future growth, and investment. A public-facing version of the plan will be…
Why is a Philippine island now the Asia Pacific center for agroecology? Interview with Ramon ‘Chin-Chin’ Uy Jr.
Ramon “Chin-Chin” Uy Jr. is a sustainable-food entrepreneur based on Negros Island in the Philippines, which recently hosted the global “good food” movement Slow Food’s first-ever regional conference in Asia and the Pacific. Held in Bacolod City, in Negros Occidental…
Artemis II Wet Dress Rehearsal: NASA Discusses Initial Results
NASA conducted an news conference on Tuesday, Feb. 3, to discuss initial findings from the recently completed Artemis II wet dress rehearsal test. Participants included: Amit Kshatriya, NASA Associate Administrator Lori Glaze, Moon to Mars Program Manager Charlie Blackwell-Thompson, Artemis…
Writer Megan Mayhew Bergman on science, emotion, and the lasting power of ‘Silent Spring’
It’s been more than half a century since the publication of Silent Spring by the scientist and creative writer Rachel Carson. The seminal volume caught the attention of U.S. presidents, artists and musicians, spurring the environmental movement and leading to…
Lower levels of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ in North Atlantic whales show regulations work: Study
North Atlantic long-finned pilot whales (Globicephala melas) now have 60% lower concentrations of some legacy PFAS than they did a decade ago, offering rare good news about the effectiveness of chemical regulations, Harvard University researchers report in a new study.…