A $2tn US coronavirus relief package will dole out billions to struggling airlines and offer low-interest…
Year: 2020
Country diary: singing in the green rain
A blackbird in the sycamore faces into what the poet-novelist Mary Webb might call “green rain”,…
Why it’s healthy to be afraid in a crisis
As a mental health professional, I disagree with the message in Paul Daley’s article (We face…
Ranger captures moment grizzly bear emerges from hibernation in Canada – video
Play Video 0:32 A hulking grizzly bear has found online stardom after he was caught groggily…
UK farmers fear huge labour shortfall despite interest in ‘land army’
The farming industry says it faces a huge shortfall of workers to harvest fruit and vegetables…
Under coronavirus, ideologies are overturned around the world. But it is too little, too late | Jeff Sparrow
Covid-19 isn’t just infecting humans. It’s also weakening ideology. Think about Tina: the acronym popularised after…
Global efforts on ozone help reverse southern jet stream damage
International cooperation on ozone-depleting chemicals is helping to return the southern jet stream to a normal…
It takes a whole world to create a new virus, not just China | Laura Spinney
When I get stressed, a patch of annoying red eczema appears on the inside of my…
World’s wind power capacity up by fifth after record year
The world’s wind power capacity grew by almost a fifth in 2019 after a year of…
Coronavirus: ‘Nature is sending us a message’, says UN environment chief
Nature is sending us a message with the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing climate crisis, according…