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The Krafla Magma Testbed (KMT) "has the potential to be for geoscientists what the Large Hadron Collider has been for particle physicists." So say researchers working on the project to drill straight into a magma chamber to explore massive geothermal power.

Scientists believe modern flamingos, which state wildlife officials do not believe are native, are reclaiming their historic range and want the birds reclassified. A new Audubon count has raised their optimism.

On-air meteorologists say that climate change has to be part of the discussion of today's increasingly severe weather

HYANNIS – The U.S. Department of the Interior is proposing new sites in the Gulf of Maine for offshore wind energy development. The lease area includes six parcels available off of Outer Cape Cod. …

American drivers want cheap EVs. Chinese automakers are building them. But you can't buy them in the U.S., thanks to tariffs in the name of U.S. jobs and national security. Two car shoppers weigh in.

The Stripe-backed fund placed its biggest CO2-removal order yet with the 7-month-old startup, which injects waste biomass “slurry” deep underground.

It's a popular rest stop for sea lions, but the docks at the tourist hot spot these days are unusually packed out with the slippery residents. Conservationists are buoyed by the surge in visitors.

Florida may be “ground zero” for climate change, but some environmentalists see the DeSantis administration’s rejection of the money as a partisan move.

The battle for 6GHz spectrum intensifies as the COAI asks the DoT to ban the sale of WiFi-6E routers.

Charles "Stormy" Mayo, an expert on right whales and helped develop techniques for disentangling whales from fishing gear, is retiring from the Center for Coastal Studies this year. He spoke with WBUR's All Things Considered host Lisa Mullins about his work and the future for marine life in a warming world.

Plugging in our phones at night and monitoring their percentage throughout the day is a fixture of modern life, and the push toward electric cars stands to create even more charging anxiety. But battery materials company Group14 has developed a silicon material that could make these obsessive habits something to laugh about in the future.

If you follow battery technology, you may roll your eyes at another headline about a "revolutionary" new formula, and to be fair, Group14 makes some familiar claims. All of them say they have a "breakthrough" that will help batteries hold two times the amount of energy—an EV with a 300-mile range would have 600; your phone battery could last multiple days—and charge in minutes.

About a fifth of America’s petrochemical production is concentrated on a stretch of land along the Mississippi River in southeastern Louisiana. That production comes with serious risks. The area has been known as ‘Cancer Alley’ because of the high rates of cancer among people who live nearby. A new study now shows how those risks may fall on the next generation as well. William Brangham reports.

It is unclear why the suggested rule was not released by its intended deadline. But a spokesperson for the federal agency told NPR that its implementation "continues to be a high priority."

It sure looks like Tesla has a hiring freeze after weeks of "hardcore" layoffs.

HYANNIS – Marine animal researchers are gearing up for a busy shark season for Cape and the Islands. The marine predators have been more frequent in the region in recent years as seal populat…

The following story is part of a statewide media partnership exploring the myriad challenges facing the Florida Wildlife Corridor.

Israeli company BaroMar is preparing to test a clever new angle on grid-level energy storage, which it says will be the cheapest way to stabilize renewable grids over longer time scales. This innovative system lets water do the work.

If billionaires actually cared about saving the planet, they’d pool their vast wealth and buy everyone a heat pump. But it’s not funding, or the technology itself, that’s preventing a full heat pump takeover.

Wildlife officials said after more than three weeks of care at Mote Marine Lab in Sarasota, the sawfish — brought in after first-of-its kind rescue — was euthanized as its condition deteriorated.

An Endangered River

Back in 2010, environmentalists worried oil from the BP Deep Horizon disaster could impact the bay. Those concerns led to overharvesting that damaged the oyster reefs, a major source of income for many in the area.

The Apalachicola River and Bay have taken several other hits—from major storms, to a “water war” between Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. A combination of drought and over-drawing of water from upriver, has often left too little water flowing into the bay.

“The water should be flowing down here," Florida's former Governor and current U.S. Senator Rick Scott said in 2013. "It’s impacting the Apalachicola Bay area, so it's impacting us a lot."

Too little water flowing into the bay increased the salinity, which invites predators into the area and further threatens the oyster habitat.

PLYMOUTH – Ongoing evaporation at Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station has drawn the attention of state lawmakers, who are calling on Holtec International to answer questions laid out in a letter by…

The federal government is proposing eight areas in the Gulf of Maine as possible sites for commercial offshore wind farms — six of which are located off Massachusetts. The proposed lease areas cover about 1 million acres and have the potential to generate 15 gigawatts of energy, enough to power five million homes.

This remarkable project promises to open up zero-carbon energy storage to a broad range of areas without huge hills, delivering 2.5 times the power of water-based hydro. A pilot plant has been greenlit, with full-size, grid-scale projects to follow.