Green – or envious? The winners and losers in Britain’s climate change plan

The tougher target for carbon reduction could dramatically reshape the fortunes of several industries – for…

How to plan your 2021 trip to a US national park

Is this the year to venture to a national park? Questions to consider include Covid risks,…

The strange, amazing stories behind six everyday plants

Did you know that tomatoes respond to a high C note? Or that the prickly pear…

Biden vows US will work with Russia on climate

Countries with poor track records on climate change, including Brazil and Saudi Arabia, were also courted…

Weatherwatch: Qatar’s hot, rainless summers

The small Middle Eastern country has an average rainfall well below 100mm, and once hit 50.4C…

Blossom watch day: National Trust urges UK to share blooms

Find a tree, bush or hedge and emulate Japanese custom of hanami by savouring sights and…

Country diary: the patient birch waits for us

Blacka Moor, South Yorkshire: The shift from dormancy to life is a balancing act for this…

The redistricting cycle is about to begin

The U.S. Census Bureau will release the first data from the 2020 census next week. |…

Rep. Dan Crenshaw ‘hopeful and confident’ of recovery following emergency eye surgery

Rep. Dan Crenshaw had retinal surgery at a VA clinic in Houston two weeks ago after…

A creature of mystery: New Zealand’s love-hate relationship with eels

Native species have been revered, feared, hunted and tamed. Now experts hope revulsion can give way…