Can’t hurry love: slow worms embrace marathon sessions of lockdown loving

Under a small, sun-baked mat, a curled metallic-gold slow worm lies basking in the heat, the…

Democrats push for federal control during medical supply shortage

Sen. Elizabeth Warren is sponsoring a Senate bill to give the Federal Emergency Management Agency control…

‘No one comes’: the cruise ship crews cast adrift by coronavirus

The Apex was nearly finished. A brand new cruise ship for the Celebrity Cruises line, it…

LED lights halve unwanted fish in nets, research finds

A simple technique to “illuminate the exits” in trawl fishing nets can almost halve the numbers…

Stealth plunder of Argentinian waters raises fears over marine monitoring

An “armada” of more than 100 fishing vessels are illegally plundering south Atlantic waters close to…

Capitol physician says Senate lacks capacity to test all senators

The U.S. Capitol. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images The Capitol’s attending physician said Thursday that coronavirus tests…

Rick Scott escalates feud with Andrew Cuomo

Florida Sen. Rick Scott. | John Raoux/AP Photo By MARIANNE LEVINE 04/30/2020 01:06 PM EDT Updated:…

Pelosi eyes House return in two weeks

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo By HEATHER CAYGLE 04/30/2020 12:37 PM EDT…

Look up, look down: experts urge us to take a closer look at the concrete jungle

Each morning BBC presenter Chris Packham livestreams wildlife from around his farmhouse in the middle of…

Wildlife through the window: what readers have spotted during lockdown

We asked Guardian readers living in cities and towns across the world to share their images…