Plantwatch: holly, ivy and how warmer weather boosts Christmas plants

The holly and ivy decorations should be looking lush this Christmas thanks to climate change boosting…

Ron Johnson gambles his political future on Trump

Ron Johnson is linking himself to President Donald Trump’s election challenge as tightly as possible as…

Storms lash Australia’s east coast – in pictures

A lifeguard inspects beach erosion at Byron Bay’s Main Beach. Photograph: Patrick Hamilton/AFP/Getty Images People walk…

Scientists find two new species of fungi that turn flies into ‘zombies’

Two new fungi species that infect flies and eject spores out of a large hole in…

Pelosi and McConnell look to break stimulus stalemate with key meetings

Congressional leaders closed in on an agreement to provide a new tranche of coronavirus relief on…

Top liberals line up behind Nina Turner’s House bid

Nina Turner speaks during a campaign rally for former Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders in…

The Morrison government subsidising dirty fuel amid the climate crisis beggars belief | Bill Hare

The announcement this week by energy minister Angus Taylor that he’s putting together a major package…

China is scaling up its weather modification programme – here’s why we should be worried | Arwa Mahdawi

Remember when Donald Trump wanted to nuke hurricanes so they didn’t hit the US? Everyone laughed…

McConnell recognizes Biden as president-elect

By BURGESS EVERETT 12/15/2020 10:15 AM EST Updated: 12/15/2020 01:00 PM EST Senate Majority Leader Mitch…

‘A conversation across time and space’: the power of birdsong

I’m sitting by a pond with musician Cosmo Sheldrake, wearing a pair of headphones that are…