World Oceans Day: tell us about issues affecting your local ocean

Hundreds of events around the world will mark World Oceans Day on 8 June, from beach…

Making GDP the focus of a post-coronavirus economy would be a mistake | Carys Roberts

The UK lockdown might be easing, but the path ahead for the economy will be long…

Don’t bet on Congress fixing America’s police problems

Joe Biden wants Congress to end chokeholds and military transfers to police. Nancy Pelosi is talking…

Air pollution in China back to pre-Covid levels and Europe may follow

Air pollution in China has climbed back to pre-pandemic levels, and scientists say Europe may follow…

Wildlife trade in pictures: campaigners call for global ban

Extreme suffering: Pangolins are thought to be the most illegally traded mammal in the world and…

Jane Goodall: humanity is finished if it fails to adapt after Covid-19

Humanity will be “finished” if we fail to drastically change our food systems in response to…

Australian councils struggle with huge rise in household rubbish during Covid-19 lockdown

Councils around Australia have seen a huge increase in volumes of household rubbish and dumping of…

Eliot Engel heard on hot mic: ‘If I didn’t have a primary, I wouldn’t care’

Rep. Eliot Engel (left) was caught on a hot mic saying he “wouldn’t care” about speaking…

Terrawatch: could granite solve the hard problem of nuclear waste storage?

We need to find somewhere safe to dispose of high-level nuclear waste; a place where we…

Republicans chastise Trump for ousting protesters, church photo-op

Sen. Ben Sasse said he is “against clearing out a peaceful protest for a photo op…