“We are following the “invertebrate of the year” series with bated breath,” began the email that arrived in the Guardian’s inbox last week. Mark Blaxter leads the Sanger Institute’s Tree of Life programme, a project that sequences species’ DNA to understand the diversity and origins of life on Earth. But far more importantly, Blaxter and … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on some of its largest trading partners on Wednesday, upending decades of US trade policy and threatening to unleash a global trade war on what he has dubbed “liberation day”. Trump said he will impose a … Read more
A Victorian man has been charged for allegedly sending an email to a federal politician in which he threatened to kill them. The Australian federal police (AFP) charged the 51-year-old from Ballarat on Thursday as part of an investigation into two emails he allegedly sent to a commonwealth politician on 27 March. Police executed a … Read more
Nestled among tulip fields not far from Amsterdam, the world-famous Keukenhof garden has opened for the spring, welcoming camera-wielding visitors to its increasingly selfie-friendly grounds. On a sunny day, the paths, park benches and cafes are crowded with tourists taking photos and selfies with one of the Netherlands’ most iconic products – the tulip. Those … Read more
At first, the levee bank held firm as the flood waters came. Locals had tirelessly constructed the dirt wall, building on areas where the last major flood had approached the south-west Queensland community. “We had a flood in 2010. They were building around where it came through back then,” Thargomindah local Jackie Dare said. “Everything … Read more
Forty years ago, it would take a four-drawer filing cabinet to store 10,000 documents. You would need 736 floppy disks to hold those same files; now it takes up no physical space at all to store 10,000 documents on the Cloud. But as data storage has evolved, so too has the whole information landscape, and … Read more
Good morning. Today we are getting the considered UK government response to the colossal announcement from President Trump last night about global tariffs that could reset the way the world economy works. Rather, we are getting the considered initial response. Keir Starmer has ruled out immediate retaliation, and he promises to keep a “cool head” … Read more
Keir Starmer has told heads of business in Downing Street that “clearly there will be an economic impact” from US tariffs but that ministers would respond with “cool and calm heads”. The prime minister gathered senior business figures in No 10 after Donald Trump announced he would introduce 10% blanket tariffs on imports from the … Read more
Liberation days signal the end of a war, not the start of one. So it is with rich irony that the US president, Donald Trump, has declared victory even as he massively escalates his attack on the global trading system. As Trump attempted to recast the world’s richest nation as a victim of “perfidious” foreigners … Read more
The chair of Australia’s public broadcaster says he has “no doubt” a Coalition government would initiate a review of the ABC, but that the organisation has nothing to apologise for in its quest for “excellence” and “efficiency”. “I don’t think there’s any doubt within the event of Mr [Peter] Dutton acceding to office that there … Read more