Sen. Dianne Feinstein listens as Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies on Capitol Hill…
Month: November 2020
Democrats reject GSA offer to delay briefing on transition
The U.S. Capitol is seen from the observation deck of the Old Post Office Tower January…
More Senate Republicans call for transition to begin
“The Biden team should receive the requested intelligence briefings and briefings on the coronavirus vaccine distribution…
Such a sensitive flower: do plants really have personalities?
Name: Plant personalities. Age: Possibly millions of years old. Appearance: Tall, thin, green. They’re sometimes a…
European governments failing to protect citizens from air pollution, data reveals
Governments across Europe are failing to protect their citizens from toxic air pollution, with most Europeans…
Extinction Rebellion launches campaign of financial disobedience
Extinction Rebellion is launching a campaign of financial civil disobedience aimed at exposing the “political economy’s…
Climate crisis: CO2 hits new record despite Covid-19 lockdowns
Climate-heating gases have reached record levels in the atmosphere despite the global lockdowns caused by the…
EU and US block plans to protect world’s fastest shark
Conservationists accused the EU and the US at negotiations of Atlantic fishing nations this week of…
Regional disparities in electric car-charging points revealed
London and the south-east have benefited disproportionately from the installation of new electric car charge points…
Sheep and Land Rovers rejoice: Pooley Bridge reunites the Lake District
When Pooley Bridge lost its namesake crossing to the torrential floods of Storm Desmond in 2015,…