Research & Developments
Proposed OMB Rule Change Approaches 100,000 Public Comments
The OMB is accepting public comments on the proposal until 13 July, and organizations across the country have mobilized to…
Amid USFS Upheaval, Utah and Colorado Are Burning
The fires come in the wake of historically low amounts of snow in the American West, as well as organizational…
NASA Rushes to Buoy a Swiftly Sinking Telescope
The Neil Gehrels’ Swift Observatory is plummeting toward Earth, and NASA is spending $30 million to try to stop it.
Microplastic Pollution: An Insidious, Ubiquitous Risk
The ocean is one major sink for plastic debris, receiving an estimated 11 million metric tons of plastic waste annually, a number projected to grow substantially if current trends continue.
Measuring Microplastics in Every Ocean Layer
Measuring Microplastics in Every Ocean Layer
Let the Scientists Tell It
A Quiet Quantum Revolution in Earth’s Deep Interior
A subtle change in iron ions’ electronic configuration produces a measurable difference in seismic wave speeds through mantle rocks.
