Congress finally gets first chance for answers about the Jan. 6 insurrection

Lawmakers will get their first chance Tuesday to expose the security failures that allowed rioters to…

Row over UK tree-planting drive: ‘We want the right trees in the right place’

The natural bowl in the Northumberland hills studded with dumpy young conifers looks innocuous enough. But…

Beneath the blue: dive into a dazzling ocean under threat – interactive

Continental shelf Abyssal plain 2km 4km 6km 8km 10km To a casual observer, the ocean appears…

UK councils still invest in fossil fuels despite declaring climate emergency

Local councils that have declared a climate emergency are continuing to pour money into fossil fuels…

Global freshwater fish populations at risk of extinction, study finds

Freshwater fish are under threat, with as many as a third of global populations in danger…

Country diary: life amid the icicles

A bitter wind blows up the 2km of icy brown water, shaping a dense row of…

‘A double standard going on’: Democrats accuse GOP and Manchin of bias on Biden nominations

Women’s rights activists and allied Democrats are growing increasingly vocal about what they call the unfair…

Trump taunts don’t shake McConnell’s hold on Senate GOP

Sen. Rick Scott challenged the certification of Donald Trump’s reelection loss, bashed Trump’s second impeachment trial…

Republicans demand equal representation on 1/6 Commission

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her Republican counterparts have already traded one offer each but still remain…

‘It’ll take decades to clean’: oil spill ravages east Mediterranean

At first sight there are few obvious signs of the oil spill on the Mediterranean beach.…