From BBC Water companies should no longer be allowed to monitor their own levels of sewage pollution, the industry body has told the BBC exclusively. Instead they are proposing a new, third-party monitoring system to build consumer trust. The recommendation…

From NPR Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association. (Image credit: ETIENNE LAURENT) Read the…

From BBC 11 hours ago ShareSave Alex Moss BBC News, Yorkshire Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News ShareSave University of York Bite marks found on the skeleton of a Roman gladiator are the first archaeological evidence of combat between a…

From NPR A lawsuit alleges the Trump administration violated the free-speech rights of nonprofits and municipalities that have had federal funding for climate and environmental projects frozen or cancelled. (Image credit: BRYAN DOZIER/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty) Read the full…

From NPR <img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/04/22/04.23.25-ep_custom-1e598303ac92b403845394e8dc8da6ff1c704e41.jpg' alt='An Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in Iceland. Fish and other aquatic creatures are increasingly affected by pharmaceutical pollution in the waterways they call home; now, scientists are trying to figure out how that might affect their…

From BBC 4 hours ago ShareSave Rebecca MorelleAlison Francis Senior science journalist ShareSave Kevin Church/BBC A medieval cemetery unearthed near Cardiff Airport is continuing to confound archaeologists, as the mysteries surrounding it are multiplying. The discovery of the site, dating…

From NPR Thirty artists release songs with nature sounds to generate royalties for nature conservation in second annual United Nations Earth Day mixtape. (Image credit: Poyenchen, Andrew Quinn) Read the full article from NPR

From NPR Welcome!! This is the first episode of Nature Quest, a monthly Short Wave segment that answers listener questions about your local environment. This month, we hear from a listener in California who’s concerned that the flowers in his…

From BBC 1 day ago ShareSave Pallab Ghosh ShareSave Frontier Space Steak, mashed potatoes and desserts for astronauts could soon be grown from individual cells in space if an experiment launched into orbit today is successful. A European Space Agency…

From BBC 1 day ago ShareSave Matt McGrath ShareSave Getty Images As the threat posed by US President Donald Trump tops Canada’s federal election agenda, the issue of the country’s contribution to global warming has been largely overshadowed. The two…