Environment & Sustainability

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Sound and Hearing Studies, Earth Observations Fill Science Schedule

The International Space Station’s 57.7-foot-long robotic arm, Canadarm2, with its fine-tuned robotic hand, Dextre, attached is pictured extending from the Harmony module. The orbital outpost was soaring 260 miles above the Saharan Desert at the time of this photograph. NASA…

NASA Invites Media to Crew-10 Visit at Marshall

Official crew portrait for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission with NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov. Ayers and Onishi will discuss their recent mission to the International…

AGN Spotlight Series Talk, 27 Jan 2026

Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community AGN Spotlight Series Talk, 27… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   AGN Spotlight Series Talk Active Galactic Nuclei Science Interest Group…

Overuse is pushing the world toward ‘water bankruptcy’

The world is depleting its freshwater far faster than nature can replace it, pushing many regions into “water bankruptcy,” according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH). The report compares Earth’s…

Earth Rover Program seeks to track the world’s soil health

With a synchronized tap from run-of-the-mill hammers on metal plates resting on the ground, researchers kneeling in nine fields across four continents believe they’ve hit upon more than just the earth beneath their feet. “Waiting for it,” someone said. And…

Scientific rigour and the dangers of microplastics | Letters

Joe Yates, Prof Philip J Landrigan, Prof Jennifer Kirwan and Prof Jamie Davies respond to an article on doubts raised about studies on microplastics in the human body While it may be a belated Christmas present for the petrochemical industry,…