GOP struggles with diversity test on powerful finance panel

A race to fill one of the most coveted committee seats in Congress is forcing Republican…

Where the buffalo roam: world’s longest wildlife bridge could cross the Mississippi

Between Iowa and Illinois, spanning the only stretch of the Mississippi River that flows from east…

A feather in their cap: RSPB’s victory that saved millions of birds

A hundred years ago, conservationists scored a remarkable victory in the battle to protect the planet’s…

Strawberry fields forever? New variety tastes great … and grows all summer

It would be easy to dismiss it as a marketing gimmick. A strawberry called Ace, announced…

Why Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may end up on the world heritage ‘in danger’ list – and what it means

“When things get really crazy above the water line, I flee to the sea. Our reef…

Alpine brumbies: destructive feral hoofed beasts or a heritage breed to protect?

Conservationists contradict pro-brumby lobbyists, saying it is ‘utter garbage’ to suggest the horses do anything other…

12 arrested in raids on Extinction Rebellion sites in London

Police in London have raided a warehouse used by Extinction Rebellion, as well as an arts…

House Dems head off retirement crisis — for now

Rep. Stephanie Murphy was hiring staff for an all-but-declared Senate bid in Florida. Rep. Madeleine Dean…

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Stories to save the world: the new wave of climate fiction

Now more than ever, novelists are facing up to the unthinkable: the climate crisis. Claire Armitstead…