Month: April 2021
Obstacles and expectations loom as Democrats draft Biden’s $2T infrastructure bill
President Joe Biden is reassuring skeptical Republicans that he’s willing to give ground on his signature…
A donkey: ‘Better to be born a limpet in the sea than a load bearing donkey’ | Helen Sullivan
Donkeys can grow so sick from mourning the loss of a companion that they die When…
NRSC raises $8.3M in March to cap $23M quarter
Senate Republicans’ campaign committee raised more than $8.3 million in March, bringing the committee’s total fundraising…
‘Race against time’: Pandemic propels fight to save Native American languages
The news of Maxine Wildcat Barnett’s Covid hospitalization in November shook the Yuchi community of Sapulpa,…
France’s ban on short flights should be a wake-up call for Britain | Leo Murray
Instead of stopping unnecessary air travel, the UK is considering measures that would make it cheaper…
GOP edges back from filibuster cliff on hate crimes bill
A bipartisan effort is underway to amend Democrats’ anti-hate crime legislation in the Senate as the…
Nasa scientists find unlikely tool as rising temperatures bleach corals: a phone app
Without the app, mapping reefs usually involves high amounts of data and low-quality photos, which leads…
Sea levels are going to rise by at least 2ft. We can do something about it | Harold R Wanless
To avoid the grimmest outlook posed by warming oceans, we need to extract heat-trapping gases from…
Mammal Photographer of the Year award 2021 – in pictures
The shortlist, runner-up and overall winners from the Mammal Society’s 2021 photography competition, the theme of…