McConnell sets up votes on narrow coronavirus relief proposal

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Saturday that the Senate will hold two votes next week…

‘We have to change Queensland’: the environmental issues at stake in the election

Can Queensland break away from fossil fuel extraction and develop jobs and growth in a way…

Meet the bee brokers: ‘You never stop learning about bees, they’re just incredible’

While Covid confines humans to their homes, insects are chauffeured around the country in Australia’s largest…

Sorry, but bangers and burgers belong to vegans and vegetarians too | Barbara Ellen

The EU should thwart the meat industry trying to ban certain labels on veggie products The…

Why there is hope that the world’s coral reefs can be saved

From coral farming to 3D printing, scientists are using novel methods to save a vital part…

Prickly business: the hedgehog highway that knits a village together

With their miniature ramps, stairs and holes cut into fences and stone walls, the gardens of…

The tardigrade in the ice hole: how extreme life finds a way in the Arctic

Tiny organisms nicknamed water bears offer clues about possible alien life but the changing climate means…

Rowan Williams urges UK universities to divest from fossil fuels

Former archbishop says oil firm holdings not compatible with duty to next generation The former archbishop…

Household recycling surge raises costs for councils in England

A third of councils have collected up to 50% more recycling since coronavirus lockdown The amount…

Country diary: wildfowlers threaten marsh and its wildlife

Tywyn, Gwynedd: Farmers and landowners are fighting to protect this river idyll Geographers know about the…