The next Congress will begin in a haze of uncertainty — and that has consequences for…
Day: December 22, 2020
UK farmers to get more help from overseas workers for 2021 harvest
Government will allow 30,000 EU and non-EU workers to help pick and pack fruit and vegetables…
Flood alerts issued for England and Wales as heavy rain forecast
Disruption expected, with 24-hour yellow weather warning in place from 6am on Wednesday Flood alerts have…
‘I will put them on the floor’: McConnell promises votes for Biden’s Cabinet picks
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed in a new interview to bring all of President-elect Joe…
Listen up: making music from the northern lights
A biologist and composer have turned the aurora borealis into sound to create a magic melding…
Microplastics revealed in the placentas of unborn babies
Health impact is unknown but scientists say particles may cause long-term damage to foetuses Microplastic particles…
‘Forever chemicals’ pollute water from Alaska to Florida
Whichever state you are in, there could be harmful PFAS chemicals in water near you Tom…
‘We wanted to work the land with our kids’: the Black US farmers reclaiming the soil
A fledgling movement towards Black-owned farms seeks to address the the lack of land ownership and…
2020: a truly unimaginable year for biodiversity
The Guardian’s biodiversity editor looks back on a year that put the state of the planet…
Curiosity killed the wolf – and fuelled an anti-hunting petition in Canada
Artists and campaigners work to ensure the life and death of the lone sea wolf known…