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This investigation was produced with support from the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ). Isabel Alarcón contributed reporting from Ecuador. BARCELONA — Covering more than 65 million hectares (160 million acres) across Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay, the Gran Chaco is…
In the rangelands beneath Kilimanjaro, coexistence between people and wildlife has never been a simple matter. Livestock wander into the paths of lions. Farmers lose cattle they can scarcely afford to lose. Retaliation follows, and with it the slow unraveling…
In the quarter century that humans have lived and worked aboard the International Space Station, astronauts and visitors from around the world have celebrated countless holidays more than 250 miles above Earth while traveling 17,500 miles per hour. Crews have…
As the world grapples with climate change, biodiversity loss and resource scarcity, Indigenous and local communities (IPLCs) remain at the forefront of conservation, yet are often sidelined in global environmental governance. Dominant frameworks, such as the Convention on Biological Diversity…
Paul Stackhouse Senior Research Scientist, Climate Science Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Paul Stackhouse is the lead scientist of the NASA Surface Radiation Budget (SRB) Project, affliated with the World Climate Research Programme’s (WCRP) Global Energy…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 The 13th flight of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with people as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program. Future Mission More Commercial Crew Program Read Crew-12 Blog where International Space Station Crew-12 is the 12th crew rotation mission…
From left to right, NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev. NASA As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission, four crew members from three space agencies will launch…
New research tries to anticipate road building to identify areas in the Amazon, Asia and Africa that are likely to face deforestation.
It’s the latest in a decade-long scandal involving accusations that software “defeat devices” made diesel vehicles seem cleaner than they were.
The Department of Interior abruptly paused the leases for five of the nation’s largest proposed off-shore wind projects on Monday. That effectively halts all ongoing off-shore wind development in the United States. The moves come as electricity demand in the…