Environment & Sustainability

Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.

Richard Ferrare

Richard Ferrare Research Scientist, Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Richard Ferrare has over thirty years of experience in lidar remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols and water vapor. Starting in 1985 at NASA Goddard, he…

An endangered menu (cartoon)

Amidst the ongoing battle for survival against logging and hunting, Madagascar’s lemurs face a new and unprecedented threat — the demand for lemur meat among the country’s urban elite, falsely believed to have health benefits.This article was originally published on Mongabay

Greg Stover

Greg Stover Acting Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate Follow NASA Technology As Acting Associate Administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, Mr. Stover leads the development of cross-cutting technologies that advance U.S. space capabilities, foster innovation, and inspire the…

Illegal mining and urban sprawl reshape a fragile Amazon frontier

MITÚ, Colombia — Beneath the rising sun, people from nearby Indigenous communities navigate across the Vaupés River in traditional wooden canoes toward Mitú, a rapidly expanding town in the Colombian Amazon. The canoes are packed with fish, plucked from the…

David Doelling

David Doelling Physical Scientist, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About David Doelling is a Physical Scientist at NASA Langley Research Center since 2008 and has over 30 years of experience in remote sensing. He is the…