Open up offshore windfarm subsidy scheme, urges Scottish Power
One of Britain’s biggest wind power developers has called on the government to scrap the limit…
The Methuselah tree and the secrets of Earth’s oldest organisms
As old-timers go, the Methuselah tree in California’s White Mountains takes some beating. According to research…
Rep. Raul Grijalva tests positive for Covid-19
Rep. Raul Grijalva. | Alex Edelman/Getty Images House Natural Resources Chair Rep. Raul Grijalva announced Saturday…
Progress seen in coronavirus relief talks — but still ‘a lot of work to do’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer speak to reporters following a meeting…
Developers v Durrell: the battle over Corfu’s ‘jewel of nature’
Usually, at this time of year, Corfu would have submitted to the soporific rhythms of the…
Sowing doubt: people around world receive mystery seed parcels
There is not much that Jan Goward does not grow in her small Eastbourne garden. “I…
Residents of England’s most polluted spot divided over solution
With the title of England’s worst road pollution hotspot this week being placed on a small…
Country diary: chicken-of-the-woods is tasty – and not just to us
Woodland fungi are a furtive bunch, living mostly unseen under the soil or inside other organisms,…
South African rhino poaching halves in six months thanks to Covid-19 lockdown
The number of South African rhinos killed by poachers fell by half in the first six…