Epstein Is Shaking the Climate World, Too
A major funder of the Earthshot Prize has been linked to the convicted sex offender.
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Warming and farming hasten bird losses across North America, study shows
After half a century of steep declines, North America’s birds are disappearing faster than ever. A new study shows that populations are shrinking across most of the continent, with intensive agriculture playing the largest role in accelerating those losses. Scientists…
Mongabay shark meat exposé wins national journalism education award in Brazil
A Mongabay exposé that revealed widespread Brazilian government procurements of shark meat to serve in thousands of schools, hospitals, prisons and other public institutions has won first place in the higher education category of Brazil’s National Association of Directors of…
Bird Losses Are Accelerating, New Study Finds
Scientists studying data collected over more than three decades found accelerating losses. Their research offers clues about the causes.
US Government Is Accelerating Coral Reef Collapse, Scientists Warn
Proposed Endangered Species Act rollbacks and military expansions are leaving the Pacific’s most diverse coral reefs legally defenseless. By Johnny Sturgeon Ritidian Point, at the northern tip of Guam, is home to an ancient limestone forest with panoramic vistas of…
The beautiful Venetian plant with a secret climate superpower
Venice’s landmarks teem with tourists — so many, in fact, that the city has had to implement restrictions, like banning guides from using loudspeakers. But just outside the famous canals and resplendent architecture sits an ecosystem that teems with less…
Landsat 9: More Than Just A Picture
Landsat Navigation Landsat Home Missions Landsat Next Landsat 9 Landsat 8 Landsat 7 Landsat 6 Landsat 5 Landsat 4 Landsat 3 Landsat 2 Landsat 1 News Latest News People of Landsat Q&As Newsletter Publications Data Overview Cal/Val Open Data Benefits…
Drax to stop burning controversial Canadian wood within next year
Yorkshire plant has been criticised for taking material from some of British Columbia’s most environmentally important forests The owner of Drax power plant has started reducing the amount of Canadian wood pellets it burns, and will stop burning trees from…
Inside Project Hail Mary
NASA/Dan Goods NASA astronaut and deputy director of the Flight Operations Directorate Kjell Lindgren takes a selfie with panelists and the audience at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Feb. 25, 2026. Actors Ryan Gosling and Sandra Huller, screenwriter Drew…
Science-Packed Dragon Departs Station, Heads for Splashdown
A SpaceX Dragon (center) backs away from the International Space Station after undocking from the Harmony module’s forward port. NASA+ At 12:05 p.m. EST, the unpiloted SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the forward-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony…