A nest of arm-sized sticks built on a precipitous crag by an octogenarian conservationist dangling from…
Month: August 2020
Brazil experiences worst start to Amazon fire season for 10 years
The Amazon has seen the worst start to the fire season in a decade, with 10,136…
Large blue butterfly flutters in Cotswolds for first time in 150 years
The biggest reintroduction to date of the large blue has led to the rare butterfly flying…
Country diary: tiny toads star in their own fast-forward evolution movie
A mild southerly breeze, overcast, rain spitting into the leathery green of the dog-days – toad…
McCarthy faces QAnon squeeze
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy talks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol. |…
Standoff over Covid relief could drag into September
White House officials and top Democratic leaders signaled on Wednesday that they can’t agree on what…
Weatherwatch: the character and causes of cumulonimbus clouds
Clouds are essentially a collection of tiny droplets of water or ice crystals in the atmosphere.…
Ron Johnson says committee Republicans blocking Comey, Brennan subpoenas
“We had a number of my committee members that were highly concerned about how this looks…
Boris Johnson poised to stop UK funding overseas fossil fuel projects
Boris Johnson is poised to sign off new rules barring the UK government’s chief foreign lender…
HSBC sounds alarm over investment in meat giant due to deforestation inaction
Analysts at global banking giant HSBC have sounded the alarm over the potential risks of investing…