Environment & Sustainability

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

Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary poster

Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary poster (Image credit: Illustration: (primary artist) Kathryn Robertson; (secondary artist) Matt McIntosh/NOAA) Download Image September 3, 2025 History and ecology are intertwined among the remnants of the sanctuary’s World War I-era shipwrecks, known as…

After controversies, Plant-for-the-Planet plots its comeback

After Controversies, Plant For The Planet Plots Its Comeback

In the tropical dry forests of Campeche, Mexico, a tree-planting outpost stands deserted, its future uncertain. Once a hub of reforestation activity, it was abandoned in 2023 after flooding and depleted soil made restoration too expensive. For the NGO behind…

Brandon Wegmann

Meteorology Texas A&M University Hollings Scholarship 2025

Jayde Waibel

Double major: mathematics and biology; Minor: environmental studies College of the Holy Cross Hollings Scholarship 2025

Monika Von Cyga

Applied mathematics and computer science City University of New York Queens College Hollings Scholarship 2025