Capitol Police chief: We asked for National Guard help early on Jan. 6

By KYLE CHENEY 02/25/2021 11:32 AM EST Updated: 02/25/2021 01:05 PM EST The Capitol Police is…

Biden, Harris to headline House Dem retreat next week

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will keynote the House Democrats’ first-ever virtual retreat…

Cattle stranded at sea ‘face immediate slaughter’ if ship docks in Spain, says manager

Livestock company still hopes to find a buyer for animals on board ship for two months,…

Petrified tree up to 20m years old found intact in Lesbos – video

Scientists on the volcanic Greek island of Lesbos say they have found a rare fossilised tree. Produced…

Who will clean up the ‘billion-dollar mess’ of abandoned US oilwells?

As oil companies go out of business, they are leaving a legacy of abandoned wells that…

Why Bitcoin is so bad for the planet – video explainer

In a year, bitcoin uses around the same about of electricity as the entire country of…

Set children free: are playgrounds a form of incarceration?

Play has been the invisible casualty of the pandemic. Is it time to let children reclaim…

Heavy snow blankets parts of Greece as cold front hits country

Temperature drops to as low as -19C, with strong winds disrupting shipping in the Aegean Sea…

Black-browed babbler found in Borneo 180 years after last sighting

Exclusive: Stuffed specimen was only proof of bird’s existence until discovery in rainforest last year In…

‘Unique’ petrified tree up to 20m years old found intact in Lesbos

Discovery of 19.5-metre tree with roots, branches and leaves is unprecedented, say experts First came the…