Sen. Bill Cassidy is “notifying those with whom he may have come into contact.” His office…
Day: August 20, 2020
Greenland’s melting ice sheet – in pictures
Penned in by major land masses, most ice that forms in the Arctic Ocean stays there…
Greenland ice sheet lost a record 1m tonnes of ice per minute in 2019
The Greenland ice sheet lost a record amount of ice in 2019, equivalent to a million…
‘A journey around the world’: Kew Gardens offers visitors an escape
Those unable to satisfy their wanderlust in these uncertain days of lockdown and travel quarantine are…
‘They’re owned by all Alaskans’: salmon free-for-all draws throngs
Hundreds of fishermen stood chest deep in the brisk Alaskan river. Each held a five-foot net…
‘Bored’ ravens straying from Tower of London as tourist numbers fall
A lack of tourists is driving the ravens at the Tower of London to boredom and…
Revealed: how the gas industry is waging war against climate action
When progressive Seattle decided last year to wipe out its climate pollution within the decade, the…
‘Cancer of the industry’: Beirut’s blast proves lethal risk of abandoning ships
The problems began the moment Captain Boris Prokoshev set sail aboard the MV Rhosus in 2013.…
‘Cancer of the industry’: Beirut’s blast proves lethal risk of abandoning ships
The problems began the moment Captain Boris Prokoshev set sail aboard the MV Rhosus in 2013.…
Country diary: a visit to the little haven of Pleasure Piece
Afternoon sun dapples rabbit-burrowed earth beside the steep sunken lane leading to the stream that used…