Microplastic pollution found near summit of Mount Everest

Microplastic pollution has been discovered in snow close to the peak of Mount Everest, the world’s…

Democrats: OMB froze World Health Organization cash with same tactic used to ‘illegally’ halt Ukraine aid

Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., questions witnesses during a House Committee on Oversight and Reform hearing on…

Rick Scott tests positive for coronavirus

Sen. Rick Scott takes off his mask before he speaks to the media after a campaign…

Pressure grows on Boris Johnson over UK carbon emissions plan

Boris Johnson is facing a fresh test of his green commitments as the UK prepares to…

Republican Senate signals it will confirm Biden Cabinet

Senate Republicans are signaling they will confirm most of President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks in January…

How communities are divided over low-traffic neighbourhoods

In Poole, 41-year-old teacher Kate Salter said a low-traffic neighbourhood (LTN) had transformed her community. Salter…

Cruise ship 2.0: setting sail into the new normal – photo essay

Italians are warm people but we have put aside, for a while, the handshakes and hugs…

National Trust steps in to rescue rare English lichen

Just as an art gallery would protect its collection of fine and rare paintings, the National…

So you want to set up a low-traffic neighbourhood? Here’s where to start

How do I get started? For all the attention low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) are getting, they are…

Country diary: the farming year begins with a bang for the ewes

The new farming year started with a bang on Guy Fawkes night after we loosed seven…