E.P.A. Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Push Species to Extinction
The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans.
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Lunar South Pole Visualizations
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On Southeast Asia’s largest lake, locals wield tech to defend the flooded forest
“When the forest [is] healthy, fish can breed and grow. But if the forest burns, the fish disappear — and that affects the livelihoods of our whole community,” says Luon Chanleng, a fisher from Tonle Sap. “I can’t imagine our…
Moon-Venus Conjunction
The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction above the Washington Monument, Monday, May 18, 2026, as viewed from the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters Building in Washington. NASA/Bill Ingalls The Moon and Venus, center, are seen in conjunction…
Aerial footage shows California brush fire spreading across Simi Valley – video
A fast-growing brush fire that started on Monday morning in southern California has prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people and damaged at least one home. The Sandy fire was reported just after 10am in Simi Valley, a city in…
He survived a deadly attack, now he is calling for better working conditions for rangers in DRC
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in central Africa, protecting nature can cost you your life. For years, rangers operating in parks such as Virunga and Kahuzi-Biega have worked amid armed groups, illegal natural resource trafficking, community tensions, and chronic…
Dr. Kelly Korreck
Dr. Kelly Korreck Program Scientist, Living with a Star Dr. Kelly Korreck is the program scientist for the Living with a Star (LWS) program within the Heliophysics Division of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate. She leads the strategic planning and programmatic…
Study gathers over 4,000 photos to find Bolivia’s rarest Amazonian dog
It has a fox-like snout, webbed toes and a thick tail. It’s called the short-eared dog (Atelocynus microtis), but also the ghost dog (perro fantasma in Spanish) in Bolivia, and the Amazonian dog. It’s one of the world’s least-known canids…
‘Foolish’ CSIRO job cuts will mean Australia unable to provide climate projections to global reports, scientists warn
Exclusive: Science agency is planning to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model, sources say Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Job cuts at the national science agency mean Australia…
Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science
4 Min Read Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science Cindy Evans, Artemis exploration scientist and geology training lead at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, preparing for a deep-field deployment to collect meteorites in Antarctica. Credits: Cindy…