The radioactivity of airborne particles increases significantly downwind of fracking sites in the US, a study…
Month: October 2020
Barrett avoids Democrats’ questions on Obamacare, abortion
Amy Coney Barrett emerged largely unscathed from her first full day of grilling by the Senate…
‘Jet fighter’ godwit breaks world record for non-stop bird flight
A bird said to have the aerodynamic build of a “jet fighter” has been tracked flying…
The Arctic is in a death spiral. How much longer will it exist?
At the end of July, 40% of the 4,000-year-old Milne Ice Shelf, located on the north-western…
What the pros are watching for at Barrett’s confirmation hearing
The confirmation process for Judge Amy Coney Barrett gets underway in earnest on Tuesday, as Democrats…
Top asset owners commit to big carbon emissions cuts
Thirty of the world’s largest asset owners, with portfolios worth a combined $5tn (GBP3.8tn), have committed…
Bridge over troubled forests: how Java’s slow lorises are creeping back
Largely solitary, nocturnal, venomous and pint-sized, slow lorises are strong contenders for the primates that least…
The great thaw: global heating upends life on Arctic permafrost – photo essay
Wooden walkways replace roads, and homes rest on pilings in the village of Newtok in western…
Households could save GBP858 a year by cutting food waste, trial suggests
Householders reduced their food waste by 76% in a recent trial in which they took steps…
Isabella Rossellini: ‘Ageing brings a lot of happiness. You get fatter – but there is freedom’
Isabella Rossellini is a busy woman. It is hard to know how the model, actor, writer,…