Recent droughts are ‘slow-moving global catastrophe’– UN report
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,...
View ArticleAncient Egyptian history may be rewritten by DNA bone test
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...
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After years of increases, Georgia power rates to hold steady — for now
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...
View Article$88m pollution-tracking satellite missing in space
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...
View ArticleStates may meet federal deadline on new Colorado River water-sharing deal
About 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for drinking water. It also irrigates agricultural fields. It’s also shrinking. Now, states might agree on a potential deal on sharing the river. The...
View ArticleTiny creatures gorge, get fat, and help fight global warming
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...
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