Countryside fit for a superpower? Inside China’s colossal rural revamp
The official pictures tell a delightful tale. China’s leader, Xi Jinping, is seen touring fish farms,…
Enough with ‘local’ and ‘organic’. We’ll begin to eat well when we farm well | James Rebanks
As a farmer, I’m supposed to hate vegans and environmental activists, but that’s nonsense. Even when…
Why a lack of squished bugs on the windscreen is a worrying sign | Tim Adams
Bug’s life We were in Cornwall for a fortnight at the end of last month, driving…
10 of the best… Ethical earrings – in pictures
BOMBOLULU Handmade and fairtrade brass, made by Bombolulu, a fairtrade social business in Kenya that provides…
As our former lives dissolve into uncertainty, facts are something solid to cling to | Lenore Taylor
I have always worked with facts. I have sifted them for relevance, assembled them to make…
‘World’s loneliest elephant’ allowed to leave zoo for better life
An elephant who has become a cause celebre for animal rights activists around the world will…
Boris Johnson accuses Extinction Rebellion of trying to limit public access to news
The prime minister, Boris Johnson, has accused Extinction Rebellion of seeking “to limit the public’s access…
The Guardian view on plastics: reducing bag use is not enough | Editorial
From shocking footage of an albatross chick killed by a plastic toothpick to images of the…
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A herd of milu deer on a wetland near the Dafeng Milu national nature reserve in…
Greta Thunberg says new film captures her ‘shy, nerdy’ personality – video
Play Video 1:53 Greta Thunberg praised the film I Am Greta, presented at the 2020 Venice…