From NPR The object was likely either a meteor or space junk, with most sightings of the streak of light and fireball coming from Georgia and South Carolina, the National Weather Service said. (Image credit: Bryan Jennings Updyke) Read the…

From BBC 9 hours ago ShareSave Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent, BBC News•@hbriggs ShareSave Getty Images Ash trees are fighting back against a disease that has ravaged the British countryside, new scientific evidence shows. When ash dieback arrived in 2012, predictions suggested…

From NPR Every year, millions of Americans rely on FEMA assistance after hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes and other disasters. The president says state governments should do more. (Image credit: Etienne Laurent) Read the full article from NPR

The federal Weatherization Assistance Program is the oldest and largest energy efficiency initiative in American history. Born from the 1973 oil crisis, it helps low- and moderate-income households make a litany of upgrades to their homes, such as installing insulation,…

From BBC 8 hours ago ShareSave Pallab GhoshGwyndaf Hughes Science Videographer ShareSave Work has begun on a controversial project to create the building blocks of human life from scratch, in what is believed to be a world first. The research…

From BBC 9 hours ago ShareSave Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs ShareSave Maciej Biernacki The world’s oldest boomerang is older than previously thought, casting new light on the ingenuity of humans living at the time. The tool, which was found in…

From BBC 14 hours ago ShareSave Steffan Messenger Environment correspondent, BBC Wales News Gareth Bryer BBC News ShareSave BBC Pollution from rivers in Wales is affecting the marine environment and “suffocating our sea”, campaigners have warned. WWF Cymru said excess…

From BBC 15 hours ago ShareSave Geeta Pandey ShareSave Axiom Space Jubilant Indians have been celebrating the successful launch of the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission which has taken off with a multi-country crew, including an Indian astronaut. Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla,…

From BBC 3 hours ago ShareSave Mark Poynting Climate reporter, BBC News ShareSave Getty Images More people are buying electric cars and installing heat pumps than ever before, but those numbers need to increase even further, according to the government’s…