California’s Highway 1 has been ruptured by a landslide that is expected to keep 23 miles…
Month: February 2021
Digging, cards and chocolate: HS2 activists on life in Euston tunnel
Protesters ‘in the muck together’ since 27 January say they are in good spirits as they…
Weatherwatch: discredited but still popular, enthusiasts keep faith in hail cannon
Invented by an Austrian winegrower in the 1890s, hail cannon are used in an attempt at…
Air Force inspector general investigating security breach at Joint Base Andrews
Vehicle traffic goes in and out of the U.S. Air Force Joint Base Andrews in Prince…
House clears way for massive coronavirus stimulus plan
House Democrats on Friday voted to adopt a final budget measure, setting off an approximately two-week…
Plans for the plains: the fight over harvesting floodwater in NSW is about to get real
In the next week or two, the NSW government will reveal how many floodplain harvesting licences…
It’s not impossible for Morrison to land a grand emissions bargain. It’s just very hard | Katharine Murphy
Back in the olden times, when circumstances required John Howard to backflip, he made a performance…
Anything but ordinary: the 81-year-old who has sailed around the world 11 times
Like many people, 81-year-old Jon Sanders gets up and makes himself a coffee each morning. Instant,…
How kangaroos could be jeopardising conservation efforts across Australia
The experimental fencing had gone up to keep the rabbits out, but the ground inside the…
The Week in Wildlife – in pictures
A spotted owlet is seen on a tree branch in Kathmandu. Photograph: Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images An…