Country diary: a baby wood pigeon peers out through the roof scaffolding
“There!” he points, but I can’t see for looking. At the top of the scaffold, with…
Leading investors urge governments to end support for fossil fuels
Investors controlling $41tn (GBP29tn) in assets have called for governments around the world to end support…
As indigenous languages die out, will we lose knowledge about plants? – podcast
There are more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth, but by the end of the century,…
‘DUFUS’: As infrastructure bill drags on, lawmakers get punchy
Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.), typed “RODNEY DAVIS = DUFUS” into a blank Word document, carefully angling…
Don’t feed the ducks: royal parks warn of bullying bird behaviour after lockdown
London’s royal parks are urging visitors to stop feeding bread to ducks because it is causing…
Senate’s latest attempt at a gun control deal falls apart
“We haven’t been able to get to a bill that would meaningfully increase the number of…
Capito ‘frustrated,’ says White House ‘kept moving the goalposts’ on infrastructure
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito talks with reporters as she walks to a vote on Capitol Hill.…
‘I fell in the water, but it was worth it!’: Guardian readers on their most extraordinary bird photographs
From friendly Antarctic penguins to the rainbow plumage of a Colombian hummingbird, our readers on their…
UK to trial ‘highly protected marine areas’ in win for ocean campaigners
‘Historic’ move to ban destructive fishing methods in five habitats welcomed, but conservationists say change must…