The Arctic island of Svalbard is so reliably frigid that humanity bet its future on the place. Since 2008, the Svalbard Global Seed Vault — set deep in frozen soil known as permafrost — has accepted nearly 1.4 million samples…

From NPR Much of the country is deep in the middle of a heat wave right now. And every summer, Duane Stilwell’s town in Arizona seems to get hotter. It has him worried — and he’s not the only one.…

From NPR The twilight zone of the ocean is a mysterious place. At 200-1000 meters below the surface, it’s a tough place to study. That’s why, during World War II, people reading sonograms from this zone were perplexed when it…

From BBC Greece continued to battle major wildfires across the country amid a severe heatwave, but firefighters have brought many outbreaks under control. Extreme heat persisted, with temperatures reaching 42.4C (108.32F) in central Greece on Sunday. Firefighters were working on…

From BBC The government has increased the maximum price it is prepared to guarantee companies generating electricity from new wind farms. It comes as ministers are trying to meet challenging pledges to bring down household bills and create an electricity…

In the first six months of the second Trump administration, some 60,000 federal workers have been targeted for layoffs, even more have taken buyouts, and up to trillions of dollars in funding has been frozen or halted. Many more people…

From NPR Tree disputes between neighbors are common. So what happens when a tree is illegally removed from your property? And what recourse do you have? (Image credit: Charlie Riedel) Read the full article from NPR