Environment & Sustainability

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What was the Earth like right after it formed?

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Are we really made of star stuff?

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Florida to Close Alligator Alcatraz, News Report Says

Officials at the Everglades migrant detention facility told vendors this week the site would close as soon as early June. Conservation groups say they will continue their litigation over environmental concerns at the site, which is in a delicate region…

NASA, SpaceX Target May 15 for Resupply Mission Launch

The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with a Dragon cargo spacecraft atop stands at its launch pad at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida moments after mission teams stood down from Wednesday’s launch opportunity. NASA+…

SpaceX Dragon Counts Down to Launch and Resupply Station

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Dragon spacecraft atop, stands in a vertical position at Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Monday, May 11, 2026, in preparation for launch to the…

Popular Miyawaki reforestation method lacks evidence, study finds

The popular Miyawaki method of reforestation, often used to create “mini-forests” in urban areas, lacks empirical evidence to support its claimed benefits, according to a new study. Proponents of the method have claimed rapid growth is achieved by soil improvement…

How did our Solar System form?

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Liberia’s carbon market policy nears completion amid pushback

Liberian policymakers have almost completed a framework for selling carbon credits to international buyers. But local environmental groups say they’re being shut out of a fast-tracked final review of the policy. According to Jeanine Cooper, chief executive officer of Liberia’s…