Retrofitting leaky homes would cost £5bn over next four years, UK ministers told

Exclusive: industry leaders say plan would cut energy bills and put UK on track for climate…

Count bug splats on cars to study insect decline, UK drivers urged

Bugs Matter app will collect data on worrying population crash of creatures essential to life on…

Country diary: glorious lark song rises from the earth

Big Moor, Derbyshire: I am surrounded by a torrent of music from a chorus of beings…

In the pipeline: networks to warm UK homes using surplus heat

Government plans to spend £45m on citywide systems and other technologies to reduce carbon output Tens…

Democrats are stuck on abortion and gun control. They have a backup plan

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), who co-chairs the Pro Choice Caucus, said progressive Democrats will keep fighting…

Eleventh-hour deal appears to salvage Senate’s bipartisan bid to counter China

“Everyone knows the federal government’s commitment to science and technology has been slipping for decades,” Senate…

A praying mantis: she bites into her mate’s head like an apple and cleans her face ‘like a cat’ | Helen Sullivan

The mate is not discouraged. Instead, a ‘separate mini-brain in his tail kicks in and actually…

Senate Republicans prepared to block Jan. 6 commission

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell walks to the chamber. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo By BURGESS…

Biden officials condemned for backing Trump-era Alaska drilling project

DoJ says decision to approve project in northern Alaska was ‘reasonable and consistent’ and should be…

Investing 0.1% of global GDP could avoid breakdown of ecosystems, says UN report

Nature’s financial value must be considered to avoid ‘irreversible’ degradation to biodiversity and land The world…