What time is it on the moon? Europe pushing for lunar time zone Posted March 29, 2023 With more lunar missions than ever on the horizon, the European Space Agency wants to give the moon its own time zone. The agency said space organizations arou…
Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics Posted March 15, 2023 The dodo bird isn’t coming back anytime soon. Nor is the woolly mammoth. But a company working on technologies to bring back extinct species has attracted more investors, while ot…
Environmentalists say new airport threatens Albanian lagoons Posted March 10, 2023 A new, multimillion-euro international airport near Albania’s coastal city of Vlora will mean hundreds of jobs for area residents. But environmentalists warn it could cause
Monarch butterflies wintering in California rebound Posted March 2, 2023 The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row after a preci…
Germany pledges $222 million for Brazil environment, Amazon Posted February 27, 2023 German development minister Svenja Schulze announced that her government will make 204 million euros ($222 million) available for environmental policies in Brazil. Of this tota…
Twinkle, twinkle fading stars: Hiding in our brighter skies Posted February 18, 2023 Every year, the night sky grows brighter, and the stars look dimmer. A new study that analyzes data from more than 50,000 amateur stargazers f…
Study: ExxonMobil accurately predicted warming since 1970s Posted February 12, 2023 ExxonMobil’s scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about global warming, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own s…
UK space industry mulls setback after satellite launch fails Posted February 7, 2023 British officials and space scientists said they were disappointed but not deterred after the first attempt to launch satellites into orbit from the U.K. ended in…
Aviator races to photograph all glaciers Posted January 23, 2023 Garrett Fisher is traveling the world in his tiny blue-white “Super Cub” aircraft, on a quest to document every remaining glacier on Earth. The 41-year-old Fisher does it for a…
UN rights chief: Protect ‘civic space’ for climate activists Posted January 18, 2023 The top United Nations human rights official said that it's important to protect the “civic space” for young environmental activists to highlight the urge…