Three Extinction Rebellion activists held after Thames rig protest

Three Extinction Rebellion activists were arrested and taken into custody after locking themselves to a rig…

In the staggering dislocation of 2020, I think of the many gifts my parents gave me | Christos Tsiolkas

As soon as my partner and I completed two weeks’ quarantine after returning from Europe in…

Civil rights icon John Lewis remembered in his hometown

People listen as Samuel Lewis speaks during an Alabama service celebrating the life of his brother,…

Extinction Rebellion protesters lock themselves to rig on River Thames

Three Extinction Rebellion activists were arrested and taken into custody after locking themselves to a rig…

‘Green thinking’ must lead infrastructure design, says watchdog chair

Instead of blaming protected newts for thwarting the “build build build” agenda, politicians and developers must…

British birds’ long-distance feats and longevity are revealed

Flying around the world may have become an unappealing prospect or a distant dream for most…

House passes massive spending bill in bid to thwart election year shutdown

The fiscal 2021 appropriations process is the last for retiring Chair Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.), who was…

Top senator says Congress shouldn’t remove Confederate names from bases

Sen. Jim Inhofe. | Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images By CONNOR O’BRIEN 07/24/2020 12:46 PM EDT Updated: 07/24/2020…

The week in wildlife – in pictures

A deer hunts a fox in a harvested wheat field near Chinon, France Photograph: Guillaume Souvant/AFP/Getty…

Congress wants to fix public lands. It’s just a bandage on the wounds Trump caused | Sally Jewell and Ken Salazar

Among mountain trails and city parks in our home states of Colorado and Washington, we have…