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Underwater Umbrellas Could Protect Coral Reefs From Heat Damage

Astronaut shares the profound ‘big lie’ he realized after seeing the Earth from space

NASA’s MAVEN Makes 1st Discovery of Atmospheric Effect at Mars
Antarctica’s Wind Farm Saves 122,000 Gallons of Diesel Over 15 Years Powering McMurdo Station

California brought back beavers for the first time in 70 years, and the results are already amazing

10 Things: Movie Night

Arctic Winter Sea Ice Ties Record Low, NASA, NSIDC Scientists Find
Resilient French Farmers Use Warming Climate to Grow the Country’s Own Tropical Fruit
Can wild swimming unite communities against single-use plastics?

The tilcayo: new wildcat species discovered in Bolivia’s cloud forest

Teens Set World Record for Most Sports Balls Recycled in One Day, Diverting 2,675 Pounds from Landfills

Millions Channeled to Irrigation Improvements, Leak Repairs Along Colorado River by Corporate Coalition

Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft

Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down

Flagship Restoration Project in Brazil’s Cerrado Savannah Working to Restore 4.4 Million Acres
Mercury Has Wrinkles That Show It's Shrinking. Now, Scientists Say the Planet Has Shriveled Far More Than Previously Thought

NASA’s Artemis II Crew Beams Official Moon Flyby Photos to Earth

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics
NASA Research Proposes Technology to Seek Earth-Like Exoplanets
This City Turned Its Rooftops into a Climate Shield

Company’s Textile Dyes Work Through Magnetism, Cutting Fashion’s Water-Use, Energy, and Pollution
Podcast Transcript September 18th, 2026— A 450-year map mistake gets corrected by 164 countries, plus nine more solutions

What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more

Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment

Scientists Solve Mystery Behind Snowfall That Dropped 695 Billion Tons of Ice on Antarctica

Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%

Giant sequoia clones from 3,000-year-old trees are taking root in Detroit
NASA Watches Earth’s Weight, Finds Center of Mass

Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution

Celebrate International Observe the Moon Night with NASA

Wind Turbines Provide Half of Rancher’s Income Since He Decided to Invite Them on His Land

24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected

How Colombia’s outgoing president protected 42% of the country’s Amazon from mining

Your allergies aren’t getting worse with age. The pollen season is.
The DIY Diehards Building Green Infrastructure from Scratch

NASA Webb, Hubble Share Most Comprehensive View of Saturn to Date

Humanity’s 3rd Visit to Mercury Kicks Off with the Successful Arrival of BepiColombo Mission
To Researchers' Surprise, This Giant Dinosaur Laid Eggs in a Cold Climate

A ‘Living Roof’ is Growing Atop Ford’s Largest Factory–Saving Energy and Boosting Birds

Beyond the thrift store: where your donations do more good

NASA’s Hubble, Webb Find Far-out Solar System Objects ‘Remember’ Past
Podcast Transcript March 27, 2026—Touching the Veiled Christ, urban coyotes, and the truth about your allergies

Firm Buys Texas Coal Plant to Leverage its Grid Connections for New Massive Solar Project

NASA’s Northrop Grumman CRS-24 Mission Overview

A Hot Start to Spring in the Southwest
Podcast Transcript September 4th, 2026— AI music banned from Australia’s charts, Roman telescope launches, a biodegradable balloon and much more!

The Spark: How Neighbors Are Banding Together to Go Greener
Butterflies Around the World Are Moving to New Habitats, Largely Because of Climate Change, a Study Suggests
Podcast Transcript July 31st, 2026— Liquid air batteries, dolphins saved by plastic bottles, and an empty weekend a month

In London, Children’s Lungs Grow Faster as Traffic Pollution Falls

What went right this week: a ‘pivotal moment’ for cancer research, plus more

Teacher donated $5,000 to plant trees in China. 27 years later, he’s moved to tears by the results.

NASA Awards First Prize in Phase 2 of Agency’s LunaRecycle Challenge
Podcast Transcript August 28th, 2026— Niger restored 5 million hectares without planting a single tree plus nine other things going right

6 useful things to donate before back-to-school season this year

NASA Invites Media to LunaRecycle Challenge Finale Event in Alabama

London’s clean-air zone is linked to faster lung growth in children, a new study finds

New Next-Gen Dish Adds Muscle to NASA’s Deep Space Network

NASA’s Pandora Mission Begins Study of Exoplanets, Host Stars
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Fabulous Vietnam Pheasant Not Seen in 20 Years Returns to Wild Thanks to Zoo Coalition

Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success

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Disney re-animates 3 iconic songs to include ASL, and the Deaf community calls it ‘incredible’

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