U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks at the Justice Department in Washington, on Friday, June 11,…
Month: June 2021
Poorer households in UK should get free heat pumps, say experts
Households on low incomes should be supplied with free heat pumps in order to kickstart the…
Is Poland’s chicken boom behind its devastating bird flu outbreak?
“I’ve lost everything,” says Andrzej Lewandowski, an egg producer from the village of Brudnice in Zuromin…
UK failing to protect against climate dangers, advisers warn
The UK government is failing to protect people from the fast-rising risks of the climate crisis,…
Jellied, smoked, baked in pies – but can the UK stop eels sliding into extinction?
An unusual rewilding mission is under way just off the M5 motorway. Eels the length of…
Plantwatch: staghorn ferns – the plants that form colonies like bees
Staghorn ferns are spectacular plants with fronds that look like antlers, and make very attractive houseplants.…
How to win over those who will lose most from a global carbon tax
In his classic book, The Logic of Collective Action, the late great Mancur Olson explained that…
Disease causing mass deaths of frogs reaches Britain
Scientists concerned as severe perkinsea infection found in European tree frog tadpoles kept in an aquarium…
Senate passes bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday
The measure, sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and cosponsored by a bipartisan group of 60…