Former Sen. Paul Sarbanes of Maryland dies
Retiring Sen. Paul Sarbanes speaks to a crowd during a reception in his honor in Baltimore.…
Biden’s ambassador to the GOP
Chris Coons was in the final two when it came to Joe Biden’s search for a…
Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Nestle named top plastic polluters for third year in a row
Coca-Cola, PepsiCo and Nestle have been accused of “zero progress” on reducing plastic waste, after being…
Snow may not settle in most of UK by end of century, study suggests
Snowball fights and sledging could be at risk because by the end of the century snow…
Spice of life: how turmeric became the ‘new gold’ for Sri Lanka villagers
In Sri Lankan cuisine, a pinch of turmeric brings the gold colour to sodhi, the mildly…
Tree of the week: ‘I’d tie myself to this Norway maple rather than see it cut down’
One of the few joys of a year dominated by Covid-19 has been how many of…
Not to be sneezed at: how 3D printing is supersizing the tiny world of pollen
As a former secondary school science teacher, Oliver Wilson knows the challenges of communicating big, complex…
Factory-farmed salmon: does it make sense to grow fish in indoor tanks?
The state of Maine once had one of North America’s great wild Atlantic salmon runs, now…
Country diary: trolling for butterflies under a bridge
For fear my behaviour might seem odd, I wait, sitting casually on the side of the…
Lab-grown chicken tastes like chicken – but the feeling when eating it is more complicated
“Clean”, “cultured”, “no-kill” – these are just a few of the monikers that have been applied…