From NPR There could be about a million ‘orphan’ oil and gas wells across the U.S. As they age, they can leak greenhouse gases or unhealthy chemicals. (Image credit: September Dawn Bottoms for NPR) Read the full article from NPR

From NPR A warming climate doesn’t just affect dry land — it affects the ocean, too. For years, Earth’s ocean has acted as a heat sink for climate change: A large part of the heat generated by human use of…

From BBC 23 hours ago ShareSave Georgina Rannard Climate and science correspondent ShareSave Prof Daniel J Mayor @oceanplankton A tiny, obscure animal often sold as aquarium food has been quietly protecting our planet from global warming by undertaking an epic…

From BBC 1 hour ago ShareSave Esme Stallard Climate and science reporter, BBC News ShareSave Karol Serewis/Getty Images An $88m (£65m) satellite designed to detect releases of the planet-warming gas methane from oil and gas production, has been lost in…

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. After six bill increases in the last three years, Georgia Power rates will now stay the same for the time being.  Under a deal approved…

From BBC 4 hours ago ShareSave Pallab Ghosh ShareSave Liverpool John Moores University. Nature A DNA bone test on a man who lived 4,500 years ago in the Nile Valley has shed new light on the rise of the Ancient…

From BBC 7 hours ago ShareSave Tim Dodd Climate and science reporter ShareSave Getty Images From Somalia to mainland Europe, the past two years have seen some of the most ravaging droughts in recorded history, made worse by climate change,…

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