Environment & Sustainability

Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.

From caws to code: AI helps decrypt animal communication

What are carrion crows saying to each other? Answering that question has been Vittorio Baglione and Daniela Canestrari’s mission for decades. Carrion crows (Corvus corone) are especially interesting because they engage in cooperative breeding, where entire families, not just the…

Whose map counts in conservation?

  For many conservation decisions, the most contested question is also the most basic: what belongs on the map? A forest may appear on a satellite image as intact canopy. To people who live near it, the same forest may…

How can we identify worlds around other stars that could have life?

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How do we discover worlds around other stars?

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How do we explore within our own Solar System for signs of life?

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What is a biosignature?

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Are there environments beyond Earth that could be habitable?

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What types of conditions can life survive in?

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How did life on Earth come to occupy so many different environments?

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