How Canada is trying to protect its last three spotted owls
Canada announced a more full-throated response to the potential extinction of the owl within its borders…
Experience: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years
I have two pieces of fish, an onion, an egg, baked beans and biscuits. Being a…
Can recycled glass help restore Louisiana’s eroding coastline?
A new initiative to turn glass bottles from New Orleans’ many drinking spots into tiny particles…
Democrats hand their foes a weapon as they weigh a filibuster loophole
Chuck Schumer is hatching plans to further evade the constraints of the filibuster — and in…
Lawmakers scramble for ‘musical chairs’ to view Biden’s first Capitol speech
Even as life slowly returns to normal on Capitol Hill amid the shrinking threat of Covid,…
Beijing skies turn yellow as sand and dust engulf Chinese capital – video
The skies over Beijing turned yellow and air pollution soared to severe levels as a giant cloud of…
‘Forests are not renewable’: the felling of Sweden’s ancient trees
Forests cover 70% of the country, but many argue the Swedish model of replacing old-growth forests…
Before Covid, giving up flying was taking off. We need to get that momentum back
Interest in low-carbon living, including pledges not to fly, was high before the pandemic. After lockdown,…
‘A poor man’s rainforest’: why we need to stop treating soil like dirt
The mysterious world under our feet is under threat. Protecting it is as vital as tackling…
Country diary: let’s hear it for the unappreciated earthworm
Stamford, Lincolnshire: Waste managers and ecosystem engineers par excellence, they masterfully work, fertilise and irrigate our…