Air quality found to be worse than before pandemic in 80% of cities and large towns…
Year: 2020
Facial recognition for pigs: Is it helping Chinese farmers or hurting the poorest?
Automation is revolutionising China’s pork farms but leaving independent farmers behind A slender snout. Shapely, upright…
Democrats vote to let Durbin lead Judiciary while remaining whip
Senate Democrats will allow Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin to take the helm of the powerful…
Senate sinks Dem-led effort to block Trump’s arms sales to UAE
The Senate on Wednesday defeated a pair of Democrat-led measures to block the Trump administration’s proposed…
House passes 1-week stopgap spending bill
The House passed a one-week stopgap spending bill on Wednesday in a 343-67 vote, shifting the…
House votes to expand marijuana research
The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would make it easier for scientists to conduct…
Honey bees use animal poo to repel giant hornet attacks
Newly discovered strategy in Asian bees repels killer hornets that can massacre whole hives Asian honey…
Stimulus talks sputter
Democratic leaders are rejecting GOP offers on coronavirus relief, pointing to ongoing bipartisan talks as the…
Bipartisan coalition releases details of $908B coronavirus package
The bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing a $908 billion coronavirus relief package has reached a broader…
Girl’s asthma death a ‘canary’ warning for London pollution, inquest told
Expert says Ella Kissi-Debrah, nine, faced ‘exquisite’ risk and criticises lack of efforts to tackle toxic…