How One Company, Neptune Flood, Is Pushing a Private Takeover of Flood Insurance
For half a century, a federal program has covered most at-risk properties. Now, a private company is pitching a plan to shrink the government’s role.
Environment & Sustainability
Learn about climate change, renewable energy, and sustainable living practices. CurioAtlas brings together research and solutions shaping the future of our planet.
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon Splashdown at 3:41 a.m. EST
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Dragon spacecraft splashes down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2025. NASA+ At 3:41 a.m. EST, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Platonov splashed down off the coast of San Diego,…
SpaceX Dragon Completes Deorbit Burn
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 NASA astronauts Zena Cardman (right) and Mike Fincke prepare for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2025. NASA+ The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui, and…
Democratizing AI for conservation: Interview with Ai2’s Ted Schmitt and Patrick Beukema
Environmental data-gathering technology has proliferated in recent years. But how do you derive meaningful insights from myriad data sources? A new AI-powered platform aims to solve this problem. OlmoEarth, developed by the nonprofit Allen Institute of AI (Ai2), is a…
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Preparing for Splashdown
The crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission train for their trip to the International Space Station at SpaceX facilities in Florida. From left: Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. SpaceX Live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel…
Thursday briefing: Is your body really full of microplastics?
In today’s newsletter: Numerous studies have found evidence of microplastics in the human body and warned of the risks to our health. But in the race to research this new field scientists may have drastically overstated the dangers Good morning.…
Africa’s great elephant divide: countries struggle with too many elephants – or too few
In countries such as South Sudan, the great herds have all but disappeared. But further south, conservation success mean increasing human-wildlife conflict It is late on a January afternoon in the middle of South Sudan’s dry season, and the landscape,…
Serial houseplant killer? Here’s how to keep them alive
The three easiest plants to keep alive and how to make sure you keep them healthy all year round.
Traces of cancer-linked pesticide found in tests at UK playgrounds
Pressure mounting for use of glyphosate, listed by WHO since 2015 as probable carcinogen, to be heavily restricted Children are potentially being exposed to the controversial weedkiller glyphosate at playgrounds across the UK, campaigners have said after testing playgrounds in…
A Look At Antarctica From Above
After nearly two weeks at sea without being able to launch his drone, New York Times photographer Chang W. Lee finally captures Antarctica from the air.