McConnell dares Democrats to block ‘targeted’ Covid relief before election

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pictured in Lexington, Ky. | Michael Clubb/The Kentucky Kernel via…

Democrats urge watchdog to rush review of Trump drug cards

Sen. Ron Wyden. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Senior Democratic lawmakers on Tuesday called on government auditors…

Airborne radioactivity increases downwind of fracking, study finds

The radioactivity of airborne particles increases significantly downwind of fracking sites in the US, a study…

Barrett avoids Democrats’ questions on Obamacare, abortion

Amy Coney Barrett emerged largely unscathed from her first full day of grilling by the Senate…

‘Jet fighter’ godwit breaks world record for non-stop bird flight

A bird said to have the aerodynamic build of a “jet fighter” has been tracked flying…

The Arctic is in a death spiral. How much longer will it exist?

At the end of July, 40% of the 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf, located on the north-western…

What the pros are watching for at Barrett’s confirmation hearing

The confirmation process for Judge Amy Coney Barrett gets underway in earnest on Tuesday, as Democrats…

Top asset owners commit to big carbon emissions cuts

Thirty of the world’s largest asset owners, with portfolios worth a combined $5tn (GBP3.8tn), have committed…

Bridge over troubled forests: how Java’s slow lorises are creeping back

Largely solitary, nocturnal, venomous and pint-sized, slow lorises are strong contenders for the primates that least…

The great thaw: global heating upends life on Arctic permafrost – photo essay

Wooden walkways replace roads, and homes rest on pilings in the village of Newtok in western…