Sen. Bill Cassidy tests positive for coronavirus

Sen. Bill Cassidy is “notifying those with whom he may have come into contact.” His office…

Greenland’s melting ice sheet – in pictures

Penned in by major land masses, most ice that forms in the Arctic Ocean stays there…

Greenland ice sheet lost a record 1m tonnes of ice per minute in 2019

The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million…

‘A journey around the world’: Kew Gardens offers visitors an escape

Those unable to satisfy their wanderlust in these uncertain days of lockdown and travel quarantine are…

‘They’re owned by all Alaskans’: salmon free-for-all draws throngs

Hundreds of fishermen stood chest deep in the brisk Alaskan river. Each held a five-foot net…

‘Bored’ ravens straying from Tower of London as tourist numbers fall

A lack of tourists is driving the ravens at the Tower of London to boredom and…

Revealed: how the gas industry is waging war against climate action

When progressive Seattle decided last year to wipe out its climate pollution within the decade, the…

‘Cancer of the industry’: Beirut’s blast proves lethal risk of abandoning ships

The problems began the moment Captain Boris Prokoshev set sail aboard the MV Rhosus in 2013.…

‘Cancer of the industry’: Beirut’s blast proves lethal risk of abandoning ships

The problems began the moment Captain Boris Prokoshev set sail aboard the MV Rhosus in 2013.…

Country diary: a visit to the little haven of Pleasure Piece

Afternoon sun dapples rabbit-burrowed earth beside the steep sunken lane leading to the stream that used…