Lockdowns trigger dramatic fall in global carbon emissions

Carbon dioxide emissions have fallen dramatically since lockdowns were imposed around the world due to the…

Steep fall in emissions during coronavirus is no cause for celebration

The sudden sharp fall in greenhouse gas emissions recorded in the early part of this year…

Senate Intelligence panel approves Ratcliffe as spy chief

Rep. John Ratcliffe. | Susan Walsh/AP Photo By MARTIN MATISHAK 05/19/2020 10:10 AM EDT Updated: 05/19/2020…

EU plan for 3bn trees in 10 years to tackle biodiversity crisis

The European commission will launch a sweeping effort to tackle the global biodiversity crisis on Wednesday,…

Can renewed interest in nature bring more funds to UK wildlife?

A perfect storm appears to loom over any attempt to restore wildlife and environmental health to…

Millions of US farm animals to be culled by suffocation, drowning and shooting

More than 10 million hens are estimated to have been culled due to Covid-19 related slaughterhouse…

‘I’m not a quitter’: lobstermen turn to kelp farming in the face of global crises

Rocky shorelines and weathered saltbox homes dot the landscape of South Thomaston on the coast of…

Country diary: let’s begin with the redstart

If there is a more beautiful summer bird in Britain than the common redstart then its…

Covid-19: are pandemics becoming more common? – podcast

Ian Sample talks to Prof Kate Jones about whether the current coronavirus pandemic is part of…

Trump railroads Republicans with new watchdog firing

Senate Republicans find themselves in a familiar place: steamrolled by President Donald Trump’s purge of government…