House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in…
Day: August 6, 2020
Extreme droughts in central Europe likely to increase sevenfold
Extreme droughts are likely to become much more frequent across central Europe, and if global greenhouse…
Senators look to head home as coronavirus talks stall
Mitch McConnell walks to the Senate Chamber at the U.S. Capitol. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images With…
In tackling the global climate crisis, doom and optimism are both dangerous | Zeke Hausfather and Richard Betts
Protesters march in the streets in an “extinction rebellion” against the climate crisis, with some (but…
Nautical not nice: how fibreglass boats have become a global pollution problem
Where do old boats go to die? The cynical answer is they are put on eBay…
‘They just pull up everything!’ Chinese fleet raises fears for Galapagos sea life
Jonathan Green had been tracking a whale shark named Hope across the eastern Pacific for 280…
Emboldened Pelosi takes hard line as relief talks drag on
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin stood up before a room full of Senate Republicans noshing on lunch…
England’s first wild beavers for 400 years allowed to live on River Otter
The first beavers to live wild in England for centuries are to be allowed to remain…
Country diary: even the dowdiest day-flying moths deserve a closer look
There are significantly more species of day-flying moths in the UK than there are butterflies –…
Rep. Rodney Davis diagnosed with Covid days after warning lawmakers about safety
Urging his colleagues to stay safe, Rep. Rodney Davis told his fellow Republicans: “Don’t be stupid…