How ‘Glowing’ Plants Could Help Scientists Predict Flash Drought - NASA

An unusual boost in plant productivity can foreshadow severe soil water loss. NASA satellites are following the clues.

NASA Teammates Recall Favorite Memories Aboard Flying Laboratory - NASA

After flying more than three decades and 158 science campaigns, just one flight remains. NASA's DC-8 Airborne Science Laboratory will make its final flight

Meet NASA Women Behind World’s Largest Flying Laboratory - NASA

Since 2020, she has served as the deputy project manager on the DC-8 Airborne Science laboratory, leading and managing project planning, integration, and

NASA to Discuss New Polar Climate Mission During Media Teleconference - NASA

NASA is hosting a media call at 3 p.m. EDT, Wednesday, May 15, to discuss the agency’s PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission,

African Forest Elephants: Unsung Heroes Helping Congo Fight Climate Change

Discover the awe-inspiring role of African forest elephants in the Congo Basin—nature’s master gardeners who literally shape the world around them! These gentle giants roam through muddy, min…

International SWOT Mission Can Improve Flood Prediction  - NASA Science

A partnership between NASA and the French space agency, the satellite is poised to help improve forecasts of where and when flooding will occur in Earth’s rivers, lakes, and reservoirs.

Peter Singer: We are gambling with the future of our planet for the sake of hamburgers

Renowned animal rights ethicist philosopher Peter Singer asserts that our dietary choices, particularly our consumption of meat and dairy, are jeopardising the Earth’s future. These industrie…

African Forest Elephants: Unsung Heroes Helping Congo Fight Climate Change

Discover the awe-inspiring role of African forest elephants in the Congo Basin—nature’s master gardeners who literally shape the world around them! These gentle giants roam through muddy, min…

NASA’s CloudSat Ends Mission Peering Into the Heart of Clouds - NASA

Over the course of nearly two decades, its powerful radar provided never-before-seen details of clouds and helped advance global weather and climate

‘Vast and Rich:’ Studying the Ocean With NASA Computer Simulations - NASA

“Every time I help with visualizing simulation data, I learn about an entirely new area of ocean or climate research, and I’m reminded of how vast and rich

How food and farming will determine the fate of planet Earth

Agriculture has disrupted the planet more than anything we have ever done, including burning fossil fuels. A sustainable future depends on recognizing this fact – and radically changing how we farm and eat.

NASA Data Helps Beavers Build Back Streams - NASA

Humans aren’t the only mammals working to mitigate the effects of climate change in the Western United States. People there are also enlisting the aid of

NASA Selects New Aircraft-Driven Studies of Earth and Climate Change - NASA Science

NASA has selected six new airborne missions that include domestic and international studies of fire-induced clouds, Arctic coastal change, air quality, landslide hazards, shrinking glaciers, and emissions from agricultural lands.

Climate Change Research - NASA

The space station has multiple instruments collecting climate-related data helping scientists solve the challenges created by climate change.

NASA Open Science Initiative Expands OpenET Across Amazon Basin   - NASA

The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote more resilient farming systems in Brazil.

NASA Open Science Initiative Expands OpenET Across Amazon Basin   - NASA

The research teams who help sustain the largest freshwater reserve in the world are developing a new tool to promote more resilient farming systems in Brazil.

Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016

How NASA Spotted El Niño Changing the Saltiness of Coastal Waters - NASA

New findings have revealed a coastal realm highly sensitive to changes in runoff and rainfall on land.

Veronica T. Pinnick Put NASA's PACE Mission through Its Paces - NASA

To achieve the impossible, Veronica T. Pinnick, who put NASA’s PACE mission through its prelaunch paces, says you need to get comfortable with being

Antarctic Sea Ice Near Historic Lows; Arctic Ice Continues Decline - NASA

Sea ice at both the top and bottom of the planet continued its decline in 2024. In the waters around Antarctica, ice coverage shrank to near-historic lows for

NASA Analysis Sees Spike in 2023 Global Sea Level Due to El Niño - NASA

A long-term sea level dataset shows ocean surface heights continuing to rise at faster and faster rates over decades of observations.

Forests declining globally amid wildfires and deforestation - News Cafe

Exposure of African ape sites to climate change impacts

Large gaps remain in our understanding of the vulnerability of specific animal taxa and regions to climate change, especially regarding extreme climate impact events.

IPBES Global Assessment Preview

Introducing IPBES' 2019 Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services First global biodiversity assessment since 2005

Studying Arctic Ice - NASA

In this image from July 12, 2011, crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy retrieve a supply canister dropped by parachute during the Impacts of Climate on

Meet NASA’s Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth - NASA

Launching in spring 2024, the two small satellites of the agency’s PREFIRE mission will fill in missing data from Earth’s polar regions.

NASA Launches New Climate Mission to Study Ocean, Atmosphere - NASA

NASA’s satellite mission to study ocean health, air quality, and the effects of a changing climate for the benefit of humanity launched successfully into

Old forests critically important for slowing climate change, merit immediate protection from logging

Forests are an essential part of Earth's operating system. They reduce the buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30% each year.

Quebec man who blamed wildfires on government pleads guilty to setting 14 fires

CHIBOUGAMAU, Que. - A Quebec man who posted conspiracy theories online that forest fires were being deliberately set by the government has pleaded guilty to starting a series of fires

The global costs of extreme weather that are attributable to climate change - Nature Communications

Neman and Noy estimate the global climate change costs of extreme weather and find that US $$\$$$ $ 143 B/yr of the costs of extreme events is attributable to climatic change. The majority of this is due to human loss of life.