Environment & Sustainability

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

Critical minerals dropped from final text at COP30

Delegates at last month’s U.N. climate change summit, or COP30, adopted a new mechanism to coordinate action on a just energy transition worldwide toward a low-carbon economy, away from fossil fuels. However, a proposal at the conference in Brazil to…

Healthy oceans are a human right (commentary)

Months after a container ship went down off the coast of India, toxic pollution still contaminates the water and plastic pellets still wash ashore. Meanwhile, cleanup efforts continue, fishing restrictions remain, and legal claims crawl through the courts. When one…

AAS Meeting 247 (Jan 2026)

Physics of the Cosmos … Physics of the Cosmos Community AAS Meeting 247… About Community Program Analysis Group (PhysPAG) Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Science Gaps Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   The 247th Meeting of…

Brandon Schall

Senior Advisor Brandon Schall serves as Sr. Counsel to the General Counsel at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. He provides legal and policy advice to the NOAA Administrator, General Counsel, and other senior department officials. Brandon most recently served as…

FY26 IRAD

Ames OCS Ames OCS About Summer Series Seminars Research Innovation Funding Scientific Awards H. Julian Allen Award Ames Fellow Ames Associate Fellow Ames Early Career Researcher Award More Science Integrity Information for NASA Employees FY26 IRAD Request for Proposals INTRODUCTION:…

Cosmic Origins at AAS 247 (Jan 2026)

Cosmic Origins … Cosmic Origins Community Cosmic Origins at AAS 247… About Community Executive Committee Science Groups News & Events Cosmic Pathfinders Opportunities Missions Studies News & Events Resources   Cosmic Origins at AAS 247 The 247th Meeting of the…

What’s Up: December 2025 Skywatching Tips from NASA

The 3I/ATLAS comet appears, the Geminids sparkle, and the Moon and Jupiter get close The 3I/ATLAS comet makes its closest approach to Earth, the Geminid meteor shower sparkles across the sky, and the Moon and Jupiter get close for a…