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Michigan State University, Knight Center for Environmental Journalism
Special microbial mat systems in Alpena, Michigan, are helping scientists search for extraterrestrial life. They could also lead to advances in other scientific fields, such as evolutionary biology and medicine.
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Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Today is day three of COP26, a key climate summit in Glasgow attended by delegates from 197 countries. Click through to read more about today's themes.
Northwestern University
NOAA’s revolutionary weather satellite successfully launched Saturday from Florida. This means earlier warnings, expected to save lives from severe weather situations.
Northwestern University
There is no “standard equipment” when it comes to protecting a camera from the intense exhaust of a space rocket, so each individual journalist or photographer must MacGyver his or her own unique contraption for the job.
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
The complicated problems of agriculture and climate change require complicated solutions, but Molly Brown and Tjada McKenna give us plenty of reasons to be hopeful for the women of the future.
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A Readout from Planet Forward’s Salon on Women, Climate Change & Agriculture
Growing food to sustain a healthy diet. No soil needed and does not take up a lot of space. This is not my invention but I picked it up from NASA. But their system was expensive. I decided to make my own using common and available products. I have... Read More