Scientists convert used plastic bottles into vanilla flavouring

Plastic bottles have been converted into vanilla flavouring using genetically engineered bacteria, the first time a…

Country diary: the long-eared owl sees a different world to us

If you want a lesson in how little you notice about the world, I recommend an…

An oyster: they can hear the breaking waves | Helen Sullivan

To eat an oyster raw is to eat it alive On the oyster’s edge, under the…

Republicans plot an infrastructure 2-step: Spend more, then kill Biden’s agenda

Senate Republicans are mulling support for a massive amount of new spending on infrastructure — in…

Greene apologizes after Holocaust Museum visit as House girds for censure fight

Freshman Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene apologized Monday for comparing vaccine and mask requirements to the Holocaust…

Schumer apologizes after using outdated term for disabled children during housing interview

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer apologized on Monday for using an outmoded word to refer to…

How are our cities going to look in a rapidly heating world? It won’t be long and 50C will be normal | James Bradley

Hot weather bakes in disadvantage. Regenerating natural and living ecosystems will help us all A century…

McConnell: I’d block Biden SCOTUS nominee in 2024

McConnell vowed that he would not view a high court pick made by President Joe Biden…

England’s infrastructure projects will be ‘nature positive’, ministers vow

Biodiversity pledge is part of formal response to landmark review of economic importance of nature The…

The rush to ‘go electric’ comes with a hidden cost: destructive lithium mining | Thea Riofrancos

As the world moves towards electric cars and renewable grids, demand for lithium is wreaking havoc…