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Conceptual outdoor philanthropy space shaped around nature

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Love of humanity

Philanthropy

Conceptual outdoor technology space shaped around nature

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Love of creating tools

Technology

Conceptual outdoor exploration space shaped around nature

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Love of learning

Exploration

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The latest ideas, discoveries and stories from our departments.

Landsat 9 image of pale sandstone ridges radiating from the central uplift of Spider Crater in Western Australia’s Kimberley, captured September 20, 2026.

Exploration

Australia’s Spider Crater Invites a Journey Into Deep Time

A newly featured Landsat image reveals pale ridges in Western Australia’s Kimberley, where field evidence helps explain an ancient impact and its enduring shape.

Aqua MODIS satellite image of gray smoke over the Amazon River and rainforest near Manaus and Santarém on October 12, 2026.

Technology

A Clearer Fire Map Can Help People Act—If They Understand What Satellites Miss

Public satellite maps help people inspect wildfire activity. NASA’s latest Amazon observations show why users must also understand detection gaps.

Kantalai Tank reservoir in Sri Lanka, photographed in May 2015; historical context for water storage, not current drought conditions.

Philanthropy / Healthy Environment

Drought Resilience Begins Before the River Runs Low

New UNEP guidance highlights watershed restoration and community planning as practical ways to prepare for drought, backed by WMO’s assessment of a disrupted global water cycle.

Historical digitally colorized electron micrograph of an Ebola virus particle; not a specimen from the current Bundibugyo outbreak.

Philanthropy / Health and Wellness

Children Need a Central Place in Congo’s Ebola Response, MSF Warns

An October 15 appeal from Médecins Sans Frontières calls for stronger care and more inclusive research for children affected by Bundibugyo virus disease.

An elementary school classroom in Boquete, Panama, photographed in November 2018; contextual photograph unrelated to reported earthquake damage.

Philanthropy / Education Access

After Panama’s Earthquake, Protecting Children’s Return to Learning

UNICEF’s October 13 update reports preliminary damage to hundreds of educational facilities, placing safe learning alongside water, health and protection in the recovery effort.

Historical USAID photograph of a destroyed village in Darfur, uploaded in 2004; not a photograph of the current emergency.

Philanthropy / Food and Nutrition

Sudan’s New Hunger Alert Makes the Case for Aid Before Conditions Worsen

An October 12 IPC alert warns of growing famine risk in Greater Darfur and Greater Kordofan, where conflict, drought and barriers to assistance are compounding one another.