UK garden centres prepare for sales surge to end lockdown disaster

Garden centres are preparing for a surge in plant and flower sales that could help salvage…

Potentially fatal bouts of heat and humidity on the rise, study finds

Intolerable bouts of extreme humidity and heat which could threaten human survival are on the rise…

The Guardian view on birdsong: a fragile joy | Editorial

One night in April, birdwatchers from around Britain stepped outside their doors and listened intently to…

Kraftwerk’s vision of computer love | Brief letters

Florian Schneider’s music was uncannily prophetic as well as transcendent (Obituary, 7 May). For instance, Kraftwerk’s…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

Blue sheep in Mount Qomolangma national nature reserve in Lhasa, the capital of south-west China’s Tibet…

Democratic senators propose $2,000 monthly payments to most Americans

Sen. Kamala Harris, along with Sens. Bernie Sanders and Ed Markey, wants to drastically increase the…

‘We’re going to fill it’: Republicans ready for any Supreme Court vacancy

Senate Republicans are quietly beginning to contemplate the possibility of an election-year confirmation battle for the…

McCarthy embraces ex-rival Jordan as the top partisan fighter

In October 2015, Freedom Caucus co-founder Jim Jordan helped block Kevin McCarthy’s bid to become speaker…

‘It’s going to be a big, gigantic, gargantuan fight’

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Building. The powerful trade group is working to convince lawmakers to…

Country diary: the bumblebees’ low drone has replaced the hum of traffic

In the garden on a bright morning, with sunshine lancing the cherry blossom, my eye is…