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Planting trees has become one of the most widely promoted responses to climate change. As forests grow, they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere while offering habitat for animals, plants and other organisms. The idea is straightforward: Expand forests, and…
Major reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are still on track, but procedural gridlock and a looming funding shortage hint at future problems. By Bob Berwyn At a time when cascading climate shocks are unfolding faster than scientists…
A national forecast underscored the elevated risk of wildfire across the West, which just experienced a climate change-fueled heatwave after a winter with little snow. By Jake Bolster On the heels of one of the warmest and driest winters on…
In the southern Ethiopian region of Sidama, unsustainable farming practices and tree cutting for fuel are causing land degradation. In response, members of the Integrated Women’s Development Organization are planting indigenous trees, bananas and vegetables as well as desho (Pennisetum…
Georgia Peterson NASA Postdoctoral Researcher, Mars Climate Modeling Center (MCMC) Affiliation: NASA Ames Research Center (ARC) Division: Space Science and Astrobiology Division (ST) Branch: Planetary Systems Branch (STT) Email: georgia.a.peterson@nasa.gov Websites: MCMC Homepage | Personal Website Professional Biography My research…
From spacesuit fitting to final communications checks in the rocket, the crew prepared for liftoff to begin their 10-day mission.
Explore This Section … Citizen Science Projects Impact Flash! Projects Highlights Publications NASA Citizen Scientists Science Activation Resources Impact Flash! Small space rocks—from grains of sand to ones as big as boulders—hit the Moon all the time. They travel…
BAN KHAO MO, Thailand — On March 24, 2026, residents of this small community achieved a landmark legal victory. Ten years into a class action suit against the Chatree gold mine, the Bangkok Civil Court ruled in their favor, holding…
The Endangered Species Act is the bedrock law that protects threatened plants and animals in the United States, and in the fifty years since it became law it has prevented thousands of resource-extraction projects — oil drilling, mining, and logging…
The PhD students will have the edge when it comes to tracking the Artemis mission to the Moon.