Senate Democrats are weighing spending as much as $6 trillion on their own infrastructure package if…
Month: June 2021
Orchid thought to be extinct in UK found on roof of London bank
A rare species of orchid believed to have been extinct in the UK has been discovered…
Scientists name frog found in Ecuadorian Andes after Led Zeppelin
Researchers in the misty mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes have discovered a new species of terrestrial…
What tree rings reveal about America’s megadrought – a visual guide
How we know the American west is experiencing a once-in-a-millennium drought by Alvin Chang Last year,…
GOP hands Dems a new line of attack: They’re for ‘Trump over the cops’
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) recently downplayed the insurrection by comparing it to a “normal tourist visit.”…
Quarter of UK pupils attend schools where air pollution is over WHO limit
Millions of British children attend schools where air pollution is worse than the World Health Organization…
Weatherwatch: how the humble salp is helping to fight the climate crisis
The gelatinous creature sucks up organisms that absorb CO2 and leaves droppings rich in carbon at…
UK pig farms doubled their use of antibiotics vital for humans
Overall use of drugs has fallen but treatments of a ‘critically important’ class rose from 2015…
Country diary: among the ancient stone of Bodmin, hawthorn spreads like snow
Up on the eastern edge of Bodmin Moor, effulgent hawthorn blossom draws attention from the bumps…
Inside the world of wildlife trafficking (part two) – podcast
In the second part of our look at wildlife crime, Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield from…