Environment & Sustainability

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NASA Receives 7 Nominations for the 30th Annual Webby Awards

2 min read NASA Receives 7 Nominations for the 30th Annual Webby Awards NASA/Keegan Barber Since it began in 1958, NASA has been charged by law with spreading the word about its work to the widest extent practicable. From typewritten…

‘Heat Batteries’ Leave Some City Blocks Scorched

Even measures designed to help, like air conditioning, can create vicious cycles that lead to hotter temps.  By Lauren Dalban It’s about to get hotter in our nation’s cities. Just how hot it gets depends not only on the weather,…

Alyssa Barlis

Alyssa Barlis Deputy Program Manager Follow NASA Technology Alyssa Barlis is the Deputy Program Manager for the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), Early Career Initiative (ECI), and Center Innovation Fund (CIF) programs. A scientist by training and an engineer by…

Ghana declares its first marine protected area

Ghana has declared its first marine protected area after more than 15 years of efforts to bolster marine conservation and safeguard its depleting fish stocks. Vice President Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang announced the creation of the MPA on April 14. It…