From Texas clear to Georgia, from the Gulf Coast on up to the Canadian border, a mass of dangerous heat has started spreading like an atmospheric plague. In the days and perhaps even weeks ahead, a high-pressure system, known as…

From BBC 1 day ago ShareSave Dearbail Jordan & Esme Stallard BBC News ShareSave Getty Images Water bills have to rise steeply to make up for years of underinvestment, a major review into the state of the water industry in…

From BBC 4 hours ago ShareSave Mark Poynting Climate and science reporter, BBC News ShareSave Getty The long-awaited review into England and Wales’ troubled water sector has been released. There’s much to pick through in the 465-page report – but…

From NPR For this week’s Sea Camp, we’re diving below the ocean’s surface to explore the sunlight zone, the portion of ocean that’s 0-200 meters deep. Here, we zoom in on some spineless inhabitants envied for their “superpowers.” Marine biologist…

From BBC 5 hours ago ShareSave ShareSave Getty Images Water companies spilled raw sewage for a record time of 3.61m hours into sea and rivers in England in 2024, according to data from the Environment Agency. Rules allow a limited…

From BBC 9 hours ago ShareSave Alex Boyd & Lucy Hooker BBC News ShareSave The number of times sewage is discharged by water companies will be halved by 2030, the environment secretary has pledged. Steve Reed told the BBC’s Sunday…

From BBC 14 hours ago ShareSave Ione Wells Reporting fromChile ShareSave BBC Raquel Celina Rodriguez watches her step as she walks across the Vega de Tilopozo in Chile’s Atacama salt flats. It’s a wetland, known for its groundwater springs, but…

From NPR How do scientists monitor the populations of the threatened California red-legged frog? With careful listening and a little help from AI. (Image credit: Bradford Hollingsworth) Read the full article from NPR

President Trump was in Pittsburgh whipping up support for building data centers and the gas infrastructure to power them. But many worry that electricity ratepayers will get stuck with higher bills as demand for energy grows. A new online tool…

From BBC 3 days ago ShareSave Helen BriggsBBC environment correspondent•@hbriggs ShareSave Getty Images John Horsley was gardening when he felt a wasp crawl down his T-shirt. “That stung me a few times in the back,” he says. “It wasn’t a…