The Great Barrier Reef Foundation has raised only $21.7m out of a target of $357m in…
Day: July 10, 2020
Senate Dems demand Trump’s daily intelligence briefings on Russian bounties
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images)= Senate Democrats are demanding that President Donald…
Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest drop in heat-trapping emissions in human history, according…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
Essen, Germany. A house sparrow flies to the ripe ears of a barley field. As well…
Brussels failing to protect bees, says watchdog
Bees and other wild pollinators are not being protected from decline by the EU, with loopholes…
White House liaison to Hill out amid allegations of contacts with lobbyists
The Capitol Building. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo Chris Cox, President Donald Trump’s top liaison to the…
Boris Johnson says newts are a drag on the UK’s economy. Here’s why he’s wrong
Lingering in the shallows of a south Norfolk pond, voracious amphibians are resting ahead of a…
UK air pollution still down despite return to normal traffic – study
Air pollution has remained at lower levels in UK towns and cities despite a return to…
Swim on sharks, nothing to see here: could fake kelp prevent attacks?
In 2017, surf champion Kelly Slater responded on Instagram to the death of Alexandre Naussac, a…
Wildlife traffickers target lion, jaguar and leopard body parts as tiger substitutes
Lion, jaguar and leopard body parts are being increasingly sought as substitutes to tiger products by…