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Environment & Sustainability
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Insects are moving pharmaceutical pollutants from rivers to land; risks unknown
Pharmaceuticals that people globally rely on for daily health — including antibiotics, antidepressants and painkillers — are entering ecosystems via wastewater, posing poorly understood risks. Once there, aquatic insects can accumulate these chemical contaminants, with their predators transporting them back…
Baby gorilla seized from traffickers languishes in Turkish zoo
In December 2024, Turkish customs officers were flummoxed when they discovered a malnourished baby gorilla in the cargo hold of an airplane flying from Nigeria to Bangkok, transiting via Istanbul. Wearing a soiled T-shirt, the 5-month-old infant was shoved inside…
Crew-12 Launches
NASA/Aubrey Gemignani A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company’s Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos…
From land acquisitions to local ownership: Alternatives for carbon offsetting (commentary)
The voluntary carbon market and the business of carbon offsetting have faced increasing criticism in recent years, not only for the systematic overestimation of emission reductions, but also because projects have frequently had adverse effects on local livelihoods, particularly in…
Showdown in the American west as Colorado River faces crucial deadline: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’
Seven states must make deal for sharing basin that supplies 40 million people, before US government steps in. With negotiations at an impasse, what’s at stake? The future of the American west hangs in the balance this week, as seven…
CHAPEA 2: Audio Log 1
From Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars, explore the world of human spaceflight with NASA each week on the official podcast of the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. Listen to in-depth conversations with the astronauts, scientists and engineers…
Ali Omar
Ali Omar Branch Head, Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Ali Omar serves as the Branch Head for the Lidar Sciences Branch in the Science Directorate at NASA Langley Research Center.He is interested in aerosol…
Enforcement of laws against polluters nearly non-existent in US, analysis finds
EPA’s records show one environmental consent decree filed in last year – 26 were filed in year one of first Trump term Enforcement of environmental laws against major polluters has virtually ground to a halt under the Trump administration, a…
Heathrow isn’t crowded, it’s travellers walking on the wrong side, boss reveals
Thomas Woldbye says part of airport’s problem is UK passengers walk on the left while others walk on the right Heathrow airport has revealed a crowding problem that a third runway cannot solve: British and foreign travellers walk on different…