Environment & Sustainability

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

Emma Johnston, a marine ecologist with institutional reach, has died at 52

Universities like to present themselves as durable institutions. They outlast governments, ride out recessions, and take pride in the slow accumulation of knowledge. In Australia, that confidence has been tested by familiar pressures: tight public funding, culture-war skirmishes over expertise,…

Meet the Ship Taking Us to Antarctica

Our climate reporter Raymond Zhong gives a tour of the Araon, the South Korean icebreaker that will take him, our photographer and a team of scientists to Antarctica.

Deforestation climbs in Central America’s largest biosphere reserve

Encompassing some 7,400 square kilometers, or 2,860 square miles, along the Honduran border, Nicaragua’s Bosawás Biosphere Reserve is the largest biosphere reserve in Central America. It’s home to the Miskito and Mayanga Indigenous groups as well as countless species; endangered…

NASA Agencywide Media Accreditation Policy

News and Events News Releases Recently Published Blogs Newsletters Social Media Budgets and Reports More Upcoming Launches Media Contacts NASA Agencywide Media Accreditation Policy Encyclopedia Updated Dec 31, 2025 Purpose NASA’s formal policy that standardizes the criteria and process for…

Katherine Travis

Katherine Travis Research Scientist, IMPAQT Member, Chemistry & Dynamics Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About I am a research scientist at NASA LaRC. My research focuses on improving our ability to understand the drivers of air pollution through…

NASA Policy on the Release of Information to News and Information Media

News and Events News Releases Recently Published Blogs Newsletters Social Media Budgets and Reports More Upcoming Launches Media Contacts NASA Policy on the Release of Information to News and Information Media Encyclopedia Updated Dec 31, 2025 Scope This directive sets…