Environment & Sustainability

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

Plastic pollution requires urgent action, says author Judith Enck

Judith Enck is a former regional administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, appointed by President Barack Obama, and the founder of Beyond Plastics, an organization dedicated to eradicating plastic pollution worldwide. She joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss how governments…

Life Science Fills Day as Expedition 74 Nears Thursday Spacewalk

NASA astronaut Zena Cardman is pictured in her pressurized spacesuit, checking its communication and power systems ahead of a spacewalk planned for Thursday, Jan. 8, 2025. NASA Exercise research and biomedical science promoting healthy humans on and off Earth topped…

Richard Ferrare

Richard Ferrare Research Scientist, Lidar Sciences Branch, Science Directorate, NASA Langley Research Center About Dr. Richard Ferrare has over thirty years of experience in lidar remote sensing of atmospheric aerosols and water vapor. Starting in 1985 at NASA Goddard, he…

An endangered menu (cartoon)

Amidst the ongoing battle for survival against logging and hunting, Madagascar’s lemurs face a new and unprecedented threat — the demand for lemur meat among the country’s urban elite, falsely believed to have health benefits.This article was originally published on Mongabay

Greg Stover

Greg Stover Acting Associate Administrator, Space Technology Mission Directorate Follow NASA Technology As Acting Associate Administrator for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, Mr. Stover leads the development of cross-cutting technologies that advance U.S. space capabilities, foster innovation, and inspire the…