US government drops effort to unmask anti-Trump Twitter account
by Attempt to reveal identity behind an account criticizing Trump’s immigration policy sparked an outcry from free speech advocates and a lawsuit from Twitter
Month: April 2017
Featured Stories / News / Peace / Politics
Doves and hawks: how opinion was divided about airstrikes in Syria
How the US cabinet and beyond sought to influence Donald Trump’s decision to order missile strikes on Syrian airbases
New study links carbon pollution to extreme weather
Human activities are altering the jet stream, which leads to extreme weather patterns getting stuck in place
Can you judge a book by its odour?
Cocoa, wood, rusks – every book has a distinctive smell. And each smell says something about how and when it was made, and where it has been
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Tulsi Gabbard ‘skeptical’ of Assad’s role in chemical weapons attack
Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard on Friday questioned the Trump administration’s assertion that Syria President Bashar Assad gassed innocent civilians this week, casting doubt over the White …
Environment / News / Politics / Science
Scientists understood the climate 150 years ago better than the EPA head today
Scott Pruitt denies basic science that we’ve understood for over a century
Climate change / Culture / Environment / Featured Stories / News / Wildlife
Climate change: global reshuffle of wildlife will have huge impacts on humanity
Mass migration of species to cooler climes has profound implications for society, pushing disease-carrying insects, crop pests and crucial pollinators into new areas, says international team of scientists
Environment / Peace / Wildlife
Cedar cuts a bold dash among the grey ranks
Sherwood Forest, Nottinghamshire Spring hasn’t ignited its neighbours but this red-barked giant is vibrant in the sunlight
‘Climate change is real’: companies challenge Trump’s reversal of policy
Mars Inc, Staples, The Gap and others speak out against Trump’s sweeping executive order that begins to dismantle Obama’s Clean Power Plan
Salmon farming in crisis: ‘We are seeing a chemical arms race in the seas’
Rare only 40 years ago, farmed salmon is now taken for granted in our kitchens. But the growth of the industry has come at great cost