Environment & Sustainability

Scientists studied centuries-old bird feathers from an ancient tomb on the coast, and then traced the origins back to the Amazon.

Furniture giant IKEA is famous for its wood products, but it may soon need to tighten oversight of its supply chains due to the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation that comes into force at the end of this year. The Swedish…

X-ray: NASA/CXC/Penn State Univ. Dichiara; IR: NASA/ESA/STScI; Illustration: ERC BHianca 2026 / Fortuna and Dichiara, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0; Image Processing: NASA Edmonds A fleet of NASA missions has likely uncovered a collision between two ultradense stars in a tiny galaxy…

NESC Leadership Award Honors individuals for sustained leadership excellence demonstrated by establishing a vision, developing and managing a plan, and building consensus to proactively resolve conflicts and achieve results.  Lianne M. Kuster In recognition of sustained and outstanding leadership of the NESC’s…

A shock to oil supplies is rattling financial markets, driving up prices at the pump and raising fears of a bigger economic hit.

There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says.

PADANG, Indonesia — Environmental inspectors in Indonesia say they’re continuing to monitor compliance by mining and other companies on the island of Sumatra amid ongoing public outcry three months after Cyclone Senyar struck the island, killing more than 1,000 people.…

5 ways aquaculture is boosting coastal economies Julia Grenn harvests sea lettuce at Big Island Aquaculture in Hayes, Virginia, on July 30, 2024. Sea lettuce is an edible seaweed high in protein, calcium, iron and magnesium. It also contains ulvan,…

A NASA-sponsored team has developed electronics that can operate reliably in the harsh radiation and temperature conditions found on distant planetary bodies like Europa, an ocean world orbiting Jupiter. Not only could this new technology enable autonomous sensors and robotic…

Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions Climate breakdown is shrinking the amount of time that people can safely go about their lives, according to a study that…