Welcome to the Biden administration: what do the key picks mean for Australia?

From China tensions to climate change to economic recovery, Australia and the US have a rocky…

‘Why did it take nine hours to go 130 miles in our new electric Porsche?’

A Kent couple love their new car – but their experience suggests there are problems with…

‘Grain to glass’ distiller hopes to put Wales on world’s whisky map

In The Welsh Wind distillery already taking orders for 30-litre casks of ultra-local spirit The barley…

‘It’s as easy as from a big-box retailer’: ethical and local options for Christmas shopping

This Christmas, you can shop online and still do your bit for local stores, charities –…

Heat pumps: have a cosy home without warming the planet

Home owners can get help from government schemes but do they really cut costs? When Graham…

Weatherwatch: rural areas feel the heat from urbanisation

Impact of replacing vegetation with asphalt extends far beyond city boundaries, study reveals More concrete equals…

The Frant: Australia still doesn’t have a real climate policy. Why are we like this? – video

More than 70 countries have signed up to net-zero emissions by 2050. But not us! In…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

The best of the week’s wildlife pictures from around the world, including desert-dwelling sheep and a…

Escaped infected Danish mink could spread Covid in wild

Escaped mink carrying the virus that causes Covid-19 could potentially infect Denmark’s wild animals, raising fears…

Shopping on Black Friday? Remember the stranded seafarers who make it possible | Nusrat Ghani and Guy Platten

This weekend is one of the planet’s busiest shopping sprees, with an estimated GBP66bn to be…