Plastic petition by UK nine-year-old gains over 70k signatures in under a week

After studying how microplastics damage the oceans, schoolgirl Lizzie wants the government to stop sending waste…

Plantwatch: weeds – appreciating the wild things on our streets

Lockdown may have given us more respect for the wild plants, and the work they do,…

Country diary: goosegrass and the glory of spring

Crook, County Durham: Every generation of children on a country walk learns how tenaciously a well-aimed…

Pelosi says Trump could be accessory to murder after Capitol riot

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says President Donald Trump could be an accessory to murder after this…

Burr says DOJ ‘closed’ insider trading probe without charges

Sen. Richard Burr dumped hundreds of thousands of dollars in stocks earlier this year while he…

Republicans take on Biden’s Cabinet, but without the Trumpian fury

Senate Republicans are ready to move on from the chaos of Donald Trump’s presidency and revert…

Clyburn promises slim House majority won’t stand in way of Biden’s agenda

Rep. Jim Clyburn speaks with reporters on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, in Eastover, S.C. | Meg…

Shark tourism and conservation off South Africa – in pictures

Conservationists are strongly critical of the system used to prevent shark attacks off the beaches of…

House lines up Thursday vote as Democrats fast-track Austin waiver

Retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin, the Biden administration’s choice to be secretary of defense, speaks at…

Shell pulls out of joint venture to build UK sustainable jet fuels plant

Withdrawal a blow to Boris Johnson’s desire for UK to achieve first zero-emission long-haul flight Shell…