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A new NOVA documentary from PBS reports on a previously underrecognized leak in the Arctic, drawing attention to greenhouse gases escaping from thawing northern landscapes. The film explores what scientists believe is happening beneath the ice and permafrost and why it could matter for the global climate. Viewers are sharing it widely as climate coverage gains attention.

US public media outlets including PBS and several local stations are running coverage claiming that cats have inadvertently helped settle an open question in physics. The reports suggest observations of cats led to an insight resolving a long-standing scientific puzzle, though details of which mystery was solved are not specified in the available coverage.

PBS's NOVA program is drawing wide attention with a report that an ancient gas is escaping from the Arctic. The segment examines what this release means for the climate, and viewers are sharing the story broadly as concerns grow about thawing polar regions and greenhouse gas emissions.

Democrats have gained full control of additional state governments, including winning a majority in the Texas House, according to PBS. The results mean the party will hold both legislative chambers and the governorship in more states, while in Texas Democrats will at least control one chamber of the legislature. The outcomes are being read as a notable electoral result for the party ahead of upcoming policy fights in state capitols.