US Vice President, French President Visit NASA Headquarters

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson welcomed Vice President Kamala Harris and French President Emmanuel Macron to NASA Headquarters in Washington Wednesday.

November 30, 2022
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NPR News: Citing risk to endangered whales, Whole Foods hits pause on Maine lobster — for now

Citing risk to endangered whales, Whole Foods hits pause on Maine lobster — for now
Two seafood monitoring groups downgraded Maine lobster's sustainability ratings, prompting Whole Foods to pause purchases. Here's how environmental groups and state leaders are reacting.

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NASA Responds to Independent Review of Earth System Observatory

NASA shared a response Wednesday, Nov. 30, on an independent review board established to assess plans and goals for the next generation of Earth-observing satellites: NASA’s Earth System Observatory, a cutting edge suite of spacecraft that will forward understanding of our changing planet.

November 30, 2022
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NPR News: Study: Alzheimer's drug shows modest success slowing declines in memory, thinking

Study: Alzheimer's drug shows modest success slowing declines in memory, thinking
In a large study, the experimental Alzheimer's drug lecanemab reduced the rate of cognitive decline by 27 percent in people in the early stages of the disease.

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NASA to Cancel GeoCarb Mission, Expands Greenhouse Gas Portfolio

NASA announced Monday it intends to cancel development of its GeoCarb mission, and instead implement a plan for pursuing alternate options to measure and observe greenhouse gases.

November 29, 2022
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NPR News: Northern long-eared bat, devastated by a fungus, is now listed as endangered

Northern long-eared bat, devastated by a fungus, is now listed as endangered
The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

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NASA, ICON Advance Lunar Construction Technology for Moon Missions

As NASA plans for long-term human exploration of the Moon under Artemis, new technologies are required to meet the unique challenges of living and working on another world.

November 29, 2022
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NPR News: Here is what scientists are doing to save Florida's coral reef before it's too late

Here is what scientists are doing to save Florida's coral reef before it's too late
Florida's barrier reef has lost 95% of its coral over the last half-century. Researchers, activists and government agencies are working to restore the reefs and ensure their long-term survival.

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NPR News: Here is what scientists are doing to save Florida's coral reef before it's too late

Here is what scientists are doing to save Florida's coral reef before it's too late
Florida's barrier reef has lost 95% of its coral over the last half-century. Researchers, activists and government agencies are working to restore the reefs and ensure their long-term survival.

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NPR News: Australia argues against 'endangered' Barrier Reef status

Australia argues against 'endangered' Barrier Reef status
Australia's environment minister says her government will urge against the U.N. adding the Great Barrier Reef to a list of endangered sites, saying worries are a reflection of the previous government.

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NPR News: The world's largest volcano is errupting for the first time since 1984

The world's largest volcano is errupting for the first time since 1984
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with volcanologist Jessica Ball of the U.S. Geological Survey about the eruption of Mauna Loa in Hawaii.

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NPR News: The world's biggest active volcano erupts after 38 years

The world's biggest active volcano erupts after 38 years
Mauna Loa, located on the Island of Hawaii, erupted Sunday evening. While its lava appears to be contained, scientists say the volcano has a history of rapidly changing.

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NPR News: WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma

WHO renames monkeypox as mpox, citing racist stigma
"Removing 'monkey' removes the stigma that monkeypox comes with," an expert tells NPR. But he questions why the World Health Organization will wait a year for the change to take full effect.

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NPR News: Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast

Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast
Universo Curioso started as a bonus episode on the space agency's flagship podcast. It's now a full show getting its pilot season. Noelia González wants the momentum to keep going.

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NPR News: Bird flu outbreak drives Nebraska to cull 1.8 million more chickens

Bird flu outbreak drives Nebraska to cull 1.8 million more chickens
Over 50 million birds have already been killed nationwide as a result of this year's massive outbreak of the disease, which shows no signs of stopping.

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Moon Microscope, Solar Arrays Launch on NASA’s SpaceX Cargo Ship

SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission for NASA is on its way to the International Space Station.

November 26, 2022
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NPR News: Cities are losing trees — fast. But it's not too late to change that

Cities are losing trees — fast. But it's not too late to change that
Scott Simon speaks with David Nowak, emeritus research forester at the U.S. Department of Agriculture about how many cities are losing trees.

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NASA to Share Artemis I Update with Orion at Farthest Point from Earth

NASA will host a news conference at 5 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 28, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss the status of the uncrewed Artemis I flight test as the Orion spacecraft reaches the mid-point of its Moon mission and its farthest distance from Earth at nearly 270,000 miles away.

November 25, 2022
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NPR News: The oldest leftovers ever discovered belonged to Neanderthals

The oldest leftovers ever discovered belonged to Neanderthals
The remnants of what may be the world's oldest cooked meal — from 70-thousand years ago — challenge the assumptions Neanderthals consumed only berries and raw meat.

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NPR News: Consider making less food and composting leftovers this Thanksgiving, experts say

Consider making less food and composting leftovers this Thanksgiving, experts say
By composting leftovers, a process that converts organic materials into nutrient-rich soil, people can help reduce the amount of trash being dumped into landfills.

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NPR News: High demand and prices for lithium send mines into overdrive

High demand and prices for lithium send mines into overdrive
Demand for batteries has sent lithium prices soaring. But building new mines is controversial and time-consuming. So existing mines are hitting overdrive and boosting production as much as they can.

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NASA Updates Coverage for Next SpaceX Resupply Launch to Space Station

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 2:20 p.m. EST Saturday, Nov. 26, to launch the company’s 26th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.

November 22, 2022
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NPR News: The Big Burn podcast explores the history and state of wildfire management today

The Big Burn podcast explores the history and state of wildfire management today
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with LAist Studios Science Reporter Jacob Margolis about his exploration of wildfires in his new podcast, The Big Burn.

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NPR News: Indonesia's earthquake had just a 5.6 magnitude. Why are hundreds of people dead?

Indonesia's earthquake had just a 5.6 magnitude. Why are hundreds of people dead?
Bodies continued to be pulled from debris Tuesday in the hardest-hit city of Cianjur. Experts say proximity to fault lines, the shallowness of the quake and poor infrastructure all worsened the toll.

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NASA Invites Public Comment on Plans for Mars Sample Return Campaign

NASA is seeking public comments on a draft environmental impact statement for the agency’s Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign. Comments are due by Monday, Dec. 19.

November 22, 2022
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NPR News: The James Webb telescope shows how starlight transforms a distant, Jupiter-like planet

The James Webb telescope shows how starlight transforms a distant, Jupiter-like planet
Scientists studying a gas giant planet have found that it's partly cloudy and that its atmosphere gets altered by starlight from its host star.

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NPR News: These are the migrants who plant and pick the strawberries in your supermarket

These are the migrants who plant and pick the strawberries in your supermarket
If you've ever had strawberries, there is a good chance they were grown in a province in southern Spain called Huelva. The work of planting and picking usually falls on migrants, many from Africa.

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NASA Awards Contract for NASA Financial Support Services

NASA has awarded the NASA Financial Support Services (NFSS) contract to MM Technologies LLC (MMT) of Huntsville, Alabama, to provide financial support and related services...

November 21, 2022
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CAPSTONE Forges New Path for NASA’s Future Artemis Moon Missions

NASA's CAPSTONE spacecraft has completed final maneuvers to place it in its target orbit around the Moon, refining its path in the orbit it arrived to last week.

November 21, 2022
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NPR News: A cell biologist shares the 'headiness' of researching life's most fundamental form

A cell biologist shares the 'headiness' of researching life's most fundamental form
Physician Siddhartha Mukherjee explains how cellular science could lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer, HIV, Type 1 diabetes and sickle cell anemia. His new book is The Song of the Cell.

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NPR News: NASA's Orion capsule buzzes the moon in a last step before humans revisit lunar orbit

NASA's Orion capsule buzzes the moon in a last step before humans revisit lunar orbit
The close approach of 81 miles occurred as the crew capsule and its three wired-up dummies were on the far side of the moon. Astronauts will take Orion for a ride around the moon as early as 2024.

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NASA to Share Orion Update Today After Spacecraft Flies by Moon

NASA will host a news conference at 5 p.m. EST today, Monday, Nov. 21, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston to discuss Orion’s lunar flyby as part of the Artemis I mission.

November 21, 2022
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NPR News: In a win for local tribes, major dams along the Klamath River in Oregon will be removed

In a win for local tribes, major dams along the Klamath River in Oregon will be removed
Federal regulators have cleared the way for the removal of major dams along the Klamath River in Oregon. Local tribes and environmental groups have worked for decades to bring the dams down.

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NPR News: The first satellites launched by Uganda and Zimbabwe aim to improve life on the ground

The first satellites launched by Uganda and Zimbabwe aim to improve life on the ground
The nanosatellites will observe the health of the land to help people make the best use of their countries' natural resources. A growing number of African countries are venturing into space.

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NPR News: How monoclonal antibodies lost the fight with new COVID variants

How monoclonal antibodies lost the fight with new COVID variants
The treatments were highly popular earlier in the pandemic. One by one, they got knocked out by more convenient, less expensive treatment options, and new COVID variants.

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NPR News: How Russia is weaponizing the Ukrainian winter

How Russia is weaponizing the Ukrainian winter
Ukraine says Russia is using the cold as a weapon against Ukrainians, by targeting the country's ability to heat and power homes. Repair crews are struggling to restore power to damaged areas.

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NPR News: Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast

Meet the host of NASA's first Spanish-language podcast
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Noelia González, the host of Universo Curioso de la NASA.

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NPR News: The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep up

The world generates so much data that new unit measurements were created to keep up
The mass of the Earth can now be measured as 6 ronnagrams rather than 6,000 yottagrams. An electron's mass can now be said to be about 1 rontogram rather than 0.001 yoctograms.

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NASA Awards Extension for Space, Earth Science Data Analysis Contract

NASA has awarded a six-month extension to ADNET Systems Inc. of Bethesda, Maryland, for the Space and Earth Science Data Analysis (SESDA IV) contract.

November 18, 2022
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NPR News: He started protesting about his middle school principal. Now he's taking on Big Oil

He started protesting about his middle school principal. Now he's taking on Big Oil
This year, Chima Williams of Nigeria was a winner of the Goldman Environmental Prize for his activism, targeting Shell for an oil spill in his homeland. Here's how the case went.

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NASA Awards Contract for Liquid Helium Acquisition at Kennedy

NASA has selected Air Products and Chemicals, Inc of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply 33 million liters of liquid helium to the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

November 18, 2022
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NPR News: NASA once again declines to rename the James Webb Space Telescope

NASA once again declines to rename the James Webb Space Telescope
NASA says an extensive review of historical records found no evidence that Webb ever led or supported purges of government employees who were gay. But some astronomers think that's a pretty low bar.

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Maryland, Oklahoma Students to Hear from Space Station Astronauts

Students from Maryland and Oklahoma will have the opportunity next week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

November 18, 2022
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NPR News: What your age really says about your chance of success at work

What your age really says about your chance of success at work
We often equate youth with success at work. Physicist and network scientist Albert-László Barabási put this belief to the test, and found that with persistence, we can be successful at any age.

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NASA, Japan Announce Gateway Contributions, Space Station Extension

NASA and the Government of Japan on Thursday announced further contributions by Japan to Gateway, a key component of the agency’s Artemis missions for long-term lunar exploration.

November 17, 2022
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NPR News: The largest dam demolition in history is approved for a California river

The largest dam demolition in history is approved for a California river
The destruction of four dams on the lower Klamath river will open up hundreds of miles of salmon habitat. U.S. regulators approved the plan Thursday in a unanimous vote.

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NPR News: Snapshots of early galaxies from the James Webb telescope have startled astronomers

Snapshots of early galaxies from the James Webb telescope have startled astronomers
Galaxies that existed soon after the Big Bang turn out to be surprisingly bright, a discovery that's both thrilled and puzzled scientists who study how the universe evolved over time.

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NPR News: Climate talks are wrapping up. The thorniest questions are still unresolved.

Climate talks are wrapping up. The thorniest questions are still unresolved.
Despite new agreements to limit methane emissions and beef up weather forecasts, vulnerable countries aren't getting any more help and the Earth is headed for catastrophic warming.

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NPR News: Coping with climate change: Advice for kids — from kids

Coping with climate change: Advice for kids — from kids
Climate anxiety is on the rise in younger generations, as they face inheriting a hotter planet. Here's their advice on how to cope with those feelings.

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NPR News: Low-income countries want more money for climate damage. They're unlikely to get it.

Low-income countries want more money for climate damage. They're unlikely to get it.
Wealthy nations may instead reshuffle money earmarked for other goals like limiting and adapting to global warming. That could hamstring efforts to deal with climate change in low-income countries

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NPR News: What a lettuce farm in Senegal reveals about climate-driven migration in Africa

What a lettuce farm in Senegal reveals about climate-driven migration in Africa
People from all over West Africa come to Rufisque in western Senegal to labor in the lettuce fields – planting seeds and harvesting vegetables.

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NPR News: An elegant way to stop deadly Hendra virus spillovers from bats to horses ... to us

An elegant way to stop deadly Hendra virus spillovers from bats to horses ... to us
New research points to a surprising way to stop spillovers of Hendra virus, which is harbored by bats. It's not often that it jumps to horses, then humans, but when it does, the result are brutal.

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NPR News: What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass

What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass
A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played.

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NPR News: What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass

What makes us dance? It really is all about that bass
A recent study in the journal Current Biology found that people danced 12% more when very low frequency bass was played.

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NPR News: How Senegal's artists are changing the system with a mic and spray paint

How Senegal's artists are changing the system with a mic and spray paint
A cultural center in Senegal is creating a safe space where artists can use their platform to speak about climate change while also finding opportunities in the art and music scene.

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NPR News: Researchers dig into why nose-picking is a common behavior

Researchers dig into why nose-picking is a common behavior
New research shows that a type of primate known as an aye-aye loves picking its nose. Researchers say the findings raise interesting questions about why nose-picking is such a common behavior.

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NASA Plans Coverage of Roscosmos Spacewalks at Space Station

NASA will provide coverage as two Roscosmos cosmonauts conduct a series of spacewalks in November and December outside the International Space Station to prepare hardware on the Rassvet module for installation on the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.

November 15, 2022
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NPR News: A nonprofit says preterm births are up in the U.S. — and it's not a partisan issue

A nonprofit says preterm births are up in the U.S. — and it's not a partisan issue
March of Dimes' annual report on infant and maternal health drops the U.S. from a C- to a D+, citing a 15-year high in the preterm birth rate. But it also offers some encouraging signs and solutions.

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NPR News: NASA's Artemis moon rocket is hours from launch. Will it finally fly?

NASA's Artemis moon rocket is hours from launch. Will it finally fly?
The space agency has been trying for months to send its giant moon rocket on its first test flight. The goal is to send a crew capsule, with no astronauts on board, around the moon and back.

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NPR News: A California man says a meteor may have set his home ablaze. Scientists are skeptical

A California man says a meteor may have set his home ablaze. Scientists are skeptical
Witnesses saw a "flaming basketball" streaking across the sky, then heard a loud crash, then Dustin Procita's house went up in flames. But that may be a coincidence, not the fire's cause.

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NASA Awards Contracts for Acquisition of Liquid Hydrogen

NASA has awarded contracts to Air Products and Chemicals Inc. of Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Linde Inc. of Danbury, Connecticut, to supply up to approximately 15 million pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency.

November 14, 2022
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NPR News: Al Gore helped launch a global emissions tracker that keeps big polluters honest

Al Gore helped launch a global emissions tracker that keeps big polluters honest
The online tool tracks power plants, oil refineries, large ships and other sources of greenhouse gases. Gore plans to expand the tracker to observe every major source of emissions.

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NPR News: Al Gore helped launch a global emissions tracker that keeps big polluters honest

Al Gore helped launch a global emissions tracker that keeps big polluters honest
The online tool tracks power plants, oil refineries, large ships and other sources of greenhouse gases. Gore plans to expand the tracker to observe every major source of emissions.

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NPR News: France-Italy row could further disrupt the EU's already erratic handling of migrants

France-Italy row could further disrupt the EU's already erratic handling of migrants
A fallout between France and Italy over migrants rescued in the Mediterranean is poisoning diplomatic relations between the two countries.

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NPR News: From science fiction to reality, 'no kill' meat may be coming soon

From science fiction to reality, 'no kill' meat may be coming soon
The meat of the future may be cultured directly from animal cells without slaughtering livestock. It's not yet sold in the U.S., but NPR got a tour of a leading start-up and a taste of their chicken.

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NPR News: Al Gore says a new online platform curbs cheating from world's largest polluters

Al Gore says a new online platform curbs cheating from world's largest polluters
NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Vice President Al Gore about his announcement at the UN Climate Conference, COP27, regarding the launch of the Climate TRACE website.

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NPR News: Al Gore says a new online platform curbs cheating from world's largest polluters

Al Gore says a new online platform curbs cheating from world's largest polluters
NPR's Michel Martin talks to former Vice President Al Gore about his announcement at the UN Climate Conference, COP27, regarding the launch of the Climate TRACE website.

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NPR News: People smugglers keep trying to recruit this boat captain. He keeps refusing

People smugglers keep trying to recruit this boat captain. He keeps refusing
Years of captaining a boat have shaped Pape Dieye's calm and reassuring presence in Senegal. These qualities have also caught the eye of people hoping to make the dangerous journey to Europe.

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NPR News: A secretive Space Force plane completed its longest mission yet

A secretive Space Force plane completed its longest mission yet
Details about the X-37B's 908 days spent orbiting Earth are scant. But with each new mission, we learn a little bit more about it.

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NPR News: A proposed lithium mine presents a climate versus environment conflict

A proposed lithium mine presents a climate versus environment conflict
The U.S. wants to mine lithium for electric vehicle batteries to meet climate change goals. But residents near a proposed open-pit mine object.

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NPR News: A crash course in organ transplants helps Ukraine's cash-strapped healthcare system

A crash course in organ transplants helps Ukraine's cash-strapped healthcare system
The war has hammered Ukraine's health care budget, leaving some patients without access to care. U.S. hospitals are helping to fill the gap.

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NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch

NASA Sets New Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch

November 11, 2022
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NPR News: Here's what happened on Friday at the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Here's what happened on Friday at the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
President Biden touted American progress reining in emissions and said he intends to push for more money for developing countries. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

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NPR News: Saint-Louis is being swallowed by the sea. Residents are bracing for a new reality

Saint-Louis is being swallowed by the sea. Residents are bracing for a new reality
The problem is as simple as it is devastating: the Atlantic Ocean is expanding into Senegal, and Saint-Louis is ground zero. Every year, the island loses a little bit of land to the sea.

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NPR News: Biden tightens methane emissions rules, even as the U.S. pushes for more oil drilling

Biden tightens methane emissions rules, even as the U.S. pushes for more oil drilling
Oil and gas production is the nation's largest industrial source of methane, the main component of natural gas, and is a key target for the Biden administration as it seeks to combat climate change.

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NPR News: It turns out that chimpanzees and gorillas can form lasting friendships

It turns out that chimpanzees and gorillas can form lasting friendships
Two decades of research in Nouabalé-Ndoki Park in the Republic of Congo found the primates foraging alongside each other, wrestling, seeking out their pals — and occasionally making threats.

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NASA, ULA Successfully Launch Weather Satellite, Re-entry Tech Demo

NASA successfully launched the third in a series of polar-orbiting weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) at 1:49 a.m. PST Thursday, as well as an agency technology demonstration on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

November 11, 2022
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NPR News: Here's what happened on Day 5 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Here's what happened on Day 5 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
Russia's war in Ukraine also threatens to wreck climate goals, members of Congress arrive, and an actor changes his name to draw attention to global warming

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NPR News: Inaudible, low-frequency bass makes people boogie more on the dancefloor

Inaudible, low-frequency bass makes people boogie more on the dancefloor
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with neuroscientist Daniel Cameron, who found that inaudible, low-frequency bass appears to make people boogie nearly 12% more on the dancefloor.

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Pioneering Astronaut Bob Behnken Retires from NASA

NASA astronaut and former U.S. Air Force Col. Bob Behnken is retiring from NASA after 22 years of service. His last day with the agency is Friday, Nov. 11.

November 10, 2022
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NASA to Brief Media on First Earth Water-Monitoring Satellite Mission

NASA will host a virtual media briefing at 10:30 a.m. EST (7:30 a.m. PST) Nov. 14, at the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, to discuss the upcoming launch of the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite.

November 10, 2022
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NPR News: A new climate reality is taking shape as renewables become widespread

A new climate reality is taking shape as renewables become widespread
New York Times science writer David Wallace-Wells says the cost of solar and wind energy has fallen dramatically. Nevertheless, we're still facing painful, long-lasting changes to the planet.

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NPR News: Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Here's what happened on day 4 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
A U.S. funding plan for lower-income countries faced criticism and a big map of who is releasing greenhouse gasses was released. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

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NPR News: U.S. plan for boosting climate investment in low-income countries draws criticism

U.S. plan for boosting climate investment in low-income countries draws criticism
The plan would allow companies to buy carbon credits from developing nations that cut their greenhouse gas emissions. Critics say carbon markets often fail to deliver climate benefits.

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NPR News: Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it

Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it
Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

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NPR News: Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it

Investors have trillions to fight climate change. Developing nations get little of it
Private investment is crucial to addressing climate change. But a big barrier to private investment in developing countries is the perception that risks are higher than in industrialized nations.

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NPR News: Investments of 125 billionaires have the same carbon footprint as France, study finds

Investments of 125 billionaires have the same carbon footprint as France, study finds
Researchers at Oxfam, a nonprofit devoted to combating poverty, examined billionaires who collectively own $2.4 trillion in company equity, with investments across 183 companies.

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NPR News: Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward the Bahamas and Florida

Tropical Storm Nicole churns toward the Bahamas and Florida
The storm is expected to strengthen into a hurricane. It's headed for parts of the Bahamas and Florida that are still feeling the effects of previous hurricanes.

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NPR News: Here's what happened on day 3 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks

Here's what happened on day 3 of the U.N.'s COP27 climate talks
Pakistan's leader sounded the alarm, climate scientists called for more equitable research and the U.N. tried to crack down on greenwashing. Here's what happened at COP27 today.

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NPR News: Travel diary: Tracking climate, migration and the far-right from Africa to Europe

Travel diary: Tracking climate, migration and the far-right from Africa to Europe
Welcome to the travel blog for the NPR project that examined how the ripples of climate change radiate outward.

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NASA Updates Coverage of JPSS-2 Weather Satellite, LOFTID Tech Demo

NASA will provide coverage of the upcoming prelaunch and launch activities for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Joint Polar Satellite System-2 (JPSS-2) mission and NASA’s Low-Earth Orbit Flight Test of an Inflatable Decelerator (LOFTID) technology demonstration.

November 07, 2022
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NPR News: Why some leaves change color in the Fall

Why some leaves change color in the Fall
NPR's Short Wave podcast spoke to botanist and plant ecologist, Tanisha Williams, about why some leaves change color in the Fall.

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NASA Administrator Names Glenn Research Center Director

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson named Dr. Jimmy Kenyon director of the agency’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, effective immediately.

November 07, 2022
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NPR News: U.N. plan would help warn people in vulnerable countries about climate threats

U.N. plan would help warn people in vulnerable countries about climate threats
About half the world isn't covered by early warning systems that send alerts for weather emergencies. The worst is in developing countries, which have been hit hardest by global warming.

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NPR News: Developing countries want climate reparations. Here's what it could cost

Developing countries want climate reparations. Here's what it could cost
At global climate negotiations, developing countries say they're being devastated by a problem they didn't cause. So they're looking for compensation for the losses and damage from climate change.

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NASA Science, Cargo Launches on Northrop Grumman Resupply Mission

A Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station with more than 8,200 pounds of science investigations and cargo after launching at 5:27 a.m. EST Monday from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

November 07, 2022
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NPR News: A total lunar eclipse is happening Tuesday — and it won't happen again for 3 years

A total lunar eclipse is happening Tuesday — and it won't happen again for 3 years
A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls completely in the Earth's shadow.

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NPR News: Money will likely be the central tension in the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations

Money will likely be the central tension in the U.N.'s COP27 climate negotiations
Global efforts to limit climate change can't happen without more aid. Rich countries promised $100 billion to poorer ones to cope with global warming but seven years later, have yet to deliver.

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NPR News: How do our brains decide to remember something positively or negatively?

How do our brains decide to remember something positively or negatively?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to researcher Hao Li about a new study that shows how the brain ascertains experiences as positive or negative.

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NASA, USAID Partnership Strengthens Global Development

NASA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) signed an agreement Friday strengthening the collaboration between the two agencies, including efforts that advance the federal response to climate change.

November 04, 2022
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As Psyche Mission Moves Forward, NASA Responds to Independent Review

NASA and the agency’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California, which leads Psyche, shared a response Friday to the results of an independent review board convened to determine why the mission to study a metal-rich asteroid of the same name missed its planned 2022 launch opportunity.

November 04, 2022
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NASA Leaders to Participate in Annual Global Climate Conference

NASA will participate in the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, which begins Sunday, Nov. 6, and runs through Friday, Nov. 18. The COP27 summit brings together countries from around the world to increase ambition by implementing existing goals and strengthening commitments to solutions th

November 04, 2022
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NASA Sets Coverage for Artemis I Moon Mission Launch

NASA is targeting Monday, Nov. 14, for the launch of the Artemis I Moon mission during a 69-minute launch window that opens at 12:07 a.m. EST.

November 04, 2022
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NPR News: A loving salute to NASA's Mars rover program in 'Good Night Oppy'

A loving salute to NASA's Mars rover program in 'Good Night Oppy'
The Mars Rovers Opportunity and Spirit were expected to remain operational for 90 days. Fifteen years later, Oppy was still roving, as the new documentary Good Night Oppy chronicles.

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NPR News: Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know
More than a third of U.S. states now support the idea of making daylight saving time permanent. It's already in effect for about eight months of the year.

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NPR News: Big food companies commit to 'regenerative agriculture' but skepticism remains

Big food companies commit to 'regenerative agriculture' but skepticism remains
Ahead of the U.N. climate change conference, CEOs of huge food corporations Mars, PepsiCO and McDonalds are making regenerative agriculture commitments. Getting more farmers on board won't be easy.

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NPR News: Big food companies commit to 'regenerative agriculture' but skepticism remains

Big food companies commit to 'regenerative agriculture' but skepticism remains
Ahead of the U.N. climate change conference, CEOs of huge food corporations Mars, PepsiCO and McDonalds are making regenerative agriculture commitments. Getting more farmers on board won't be easy.

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NPR News: Ready to toss out your pumpkins? Here's how to keep them out of the landfill

Ready to toss out your pumpkins? Here's how to keep them out of the landfill
The U.S. produces billions of pumpkins each year, most of which end up in the trash when Halloween ends. From composting them to putting them out for wildlife to eat, here are some recycling ideas.

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NASA to Provide Coverage of Preview Briefing, US Spacewalks

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will conduct a series of U.S. spacewalks in November and December to install mounting hardware and a pair of rollout solar arrays to increase electrical power to support station operations and scientific research.

November 03, 2022
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NPR News: Countries hit hardest by climate change need much more money to prepare, UN says

Countries hit hardest by climate change need much more money to prepare, UN says
Impacts from global warming hit the world's poorest countries hardest, although they're responsible for a relatively small share of climate emissions. They need more money to protect against risks.

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NPR News: A Jackson, Mississippi suburb decided to create its own water system

A Jackson, Mississippi suburb decided to create its own water system
Failing infrastructure left tens of thousands in Jackson, Mississippi without safe tap water for more than a month this summer. For the Jackson suburb of Byram, the solution is to go their own way.

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NPR News: Dozens of species were assumed to be mute — until they were recorded making sounds

Dozens of species were assumed to be mute — until they were recorded making sounds
Some animals like birds and frogs are famous for the sounds they make. But have you ever heard a turtle talk? Most turtles were thought to not make sounds at all — before researchers went deep.

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NASA Invites Media to Discuss Space Station Science, Experiments

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 9, to discuss the hardware, technology demonstrations, and science experiments headed to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX’s 26th commercial resupply mission for the agency.

November 02, 2022
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NPR News: Vaccines used to be apolitical. Now they're a campaign issue.

Vaccines used to be apolitical. Now they're a campaign issue.
Advocates for inoculation are distressed by what they see as a new political focus on an old public health measure.

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NPR News: Why this study of box turtles will plod along, slow and steady, for 100 years

Why this study of box turtles will plod along, slow and steady, for 100 years
This wrinkled ol' pal, found across much of the U. S., may be in decline. A huge study in North Carolina plans to track box turtles for 100 years, to learn how to best protect them.

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NPR News: A 100-year study could help save box turtles

A 100-year study could help save box turtles
An ambitious long-term study of box turtles seeks to study the population across North Carolina to determine the health of the species over a hundred years.

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NPR News: An owl twice attacked a Washington woman. A biologist says it's becoming more common

An owl twice attacked a Washington woman. A biologist says it's becoming more common
Such attacks have happened elsewhere in Washington state. They're more common now because of the shrinking availability of dense forests that allow the owls to be more secluded, an expert says.

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NPR News: What causes Alzheimer's? Study puts leading theory to 'ultimate test'

What causes Alzheimer's? Study puts leading theory to 'ultimate test'
Researchers are launching a make-or-break study to test the conventional wisdom about what causes Alzheimer's disease.

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NPR News: What causes Alzheimer's? Study puts leading theory to 'ultimate test'

What causes Alzheimer's? Study puts leading theory to 'ultimate test'
Researchers are launching a make-or-break study to test the conventional wisdom about what causes Alzheimer's disease.

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NPR News: The Mississippi River's water level is at a record low, which affects grain exports

The Mississippi River's water level is at a record low, which affects grain exports
The Mississippi River is at a record-low level, grounding boats and causing shipping delays. From the Port of Memphis, here's a story about efforts to keep America's largest river open for business.

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