The largest mammal ever to live on the Earth, the blue whale, is under threat from…
Month: February 2021
The US ignored Louisiana’s ‘cancer alley’ for decades. Will Biden finally take action? | Robert Taylor
For five years I have fought against the polluters who have poisoned our community in Louisiana’s…
Grubs up! Mealworms are on the menu – but are we ready for them?
It’s a bit … well, mealy. Dry (because it’s been dried), a little crunchy, not strongly…
Trump’s assault on the environment is over. This is how to restore it | Jonathan B Jarvis, Gary Machlis
The Biden-Harris administration can restart fundamental environmental policies and programs, and restore the federal commitment to…
House Republicans brace for party clash over Cheney and Greene
The GOP’s brewing civil war will take center stage this week, when House lawmakers decide the…
The freshman class starts to mix and mingle
They took office just three days before an armed mob stormed Capitol Hill. They wear masks…
Schumer quietly nails down the left amid AOC primary chatter
Just a few weeks after a group of young climate activists, accompanied by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, orchestrated…
Starwatch: red jewel of Antares in a pre-dawn pairing with the moon
Brightest star in the Scorpius constellation, a supergiant 68o times larger than our sun, draws close…
Thames Water discharging raw sewage into Buckinghamshire river
River Chess Association say untreated sewage is causing untold harm to infant trout and other habitats…
Country diary: all the water’s a stage for this dramatic display of nature
Purwell Ninesprings, Hertfordshire: Entranced by the flash of a kingfisher deftly plucking a tiny fish from…