A video game garden: the delights of virtual botany

Can rich video game worlds introduce us to nature? A forager, a programmer and a botany…

The Paris agreement five years on: is it strong enough to avert climate catastrophe?

With Trump no longer a threat, there is a sense of optimism around what the accord…

Country diary: calm waters and chasing birds

Waltham Brooks, West Sussex: A bird of prey spears low across the dark water and up…

Liability reform compromise remains elusive

Sen. Joe Manchin speaks alongside a group of Democratic and Republican members as they announce a…

Steakhouses, Hill bars and ski trips: GOP carries on amid the pandemic

The 2020 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is lit after a ceremony on the West Front of…

Lawmakers vow to override Trump veto of defense bill

President Donald Trump is on a collision course with congressional Republicans and Democrats over the annual…

Hawley urges Trump to veto Covid bill absent stimulus checks

Sen. Josh Hawley argues that it is “wild” that a Senate GOP proposal and a bipartisan…

VicForests allowed to resume logging despite risk of ‘irreversible damage’ in fire-hit Gippsland

Victoria’s publicly owned forestry agency has been allowed to restart logging in bushfire-ravaged east Gippsland despite…

Environment Agency faces questions over works on protected river

Environment agency officials were under pressure on Monday to explain exactly what consent they gave to…

Mother of girl who died after asthma attack ‘knew nothing’ about pollution risk

The mother of a nine-year-old girl who died after an acute asthma attack said she would…