Environment & Sustainability

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Urban wildlife is changing from the inside out (commentary)

Cities are expanding faster than at any point in human history, and wildlife is adapting in remarkable ways. We often talk about visible changes like animals becoming bolder, shifting their diets, or altering their daily rhythms to avoid people. But…

NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution?

4 Min Read NASA Knows: What Is Mass Distribution? This article is for students grades 5-8. Mass distribution affects everything from galaxy shapes to aircraft design to planetary rotation. It’s used to map stars in our universe, figure out what…

Amber Soja

Amber Soja Research Physical Scientist, Wildland Fire Science Program Management, Chemistry and Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Amber Soja is an interdisciplinary scientist, with 30 years of research experience in wildland fire and smoke science. Her…

The quiet push to shield pesticide makers from lawsuits

In April 2026, California farmer Terri McCall stood on the steps of the Supreme Court at a rally protesting pesticide use, telling the story of how her husband and dog both died of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a disease she believes was…