Global heating pushes tropical regions towards limits of human livability

Rising heat and humidity threatening to plunge much of the world’s population into potentially lethal conditions,…

Sen. Roy Blunt won’t run for reelection in latest blow to GOP

Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri announced on Monday that he will not run for reelection in…

Security review recommends enhanced background checks, retractable fencing to secure Capitol

Congress should expand the Capitol Police’s skeletal team of intelligence analysts, install a retractable fence around…

Avid Black hiker hopes to ‘break down stereotypes’ with 1,200-mile trek

Trekking across 1,200-miles of Wisconsin forests and prairies carrying a 65lb pack in temperatures as low…

Shining through: Dutch artist paints farming in a new light to boost crops

By day, the field of leeks looks like any other. But, as the sun sets, blue…

Hopes, dreams and fears: the world of teenage girls through their diaries

Masuma Ahuja was tired of seeing the same stories told about teenage girls. They were either…

Country diary: hare today, and tomorrow

We saw their tracks in the February snow, sensing energy in the mass of overlaying prints.…

School for female shepherds aims to restore balance in Spain’s countryside

The rugged pathways crisscross Spain, sprawling across an estimated 1% of its territory. Etched into the…

One of world’s rarest toads bred in captivity for first time in Manchester

One of the world’s rarest toads has been bred in captivity for the first time, thanks…

The Guardian view on moth-watching pleasure: the pest and the beauty | Editorial

These insects have declined by a third over 50 years. While their appetites can be a…