A landmark display of “ superbloom ” flowers in the moat of the Tower of London is undergoing an

As temperatures warm it is starting to die, making it tinder for wildfires in a state that has been ravaged by blazes.... Its stalks can act as fire ladders, causing flames to climb. Mustard also smothers native plants, transforming the landscape.... Other photos show the clearing of the land....

A First World War training round and a 15th century French jetton are among treasures to have been discovered by excavators at the Tower of London. Also found were a late medieval or Tudor buckle, likely to have come from a dagger belt, as well as a 17th-century half penny trade token, which could have been made at the tower's Royal Mint. The discoveries have shed light on the complex and varied history of the 14, 000 square metre moat, which has previously been used as a medieval orchard, a gra

Climate change is prompting animals to move into new territory, bringing the diseases they carry with them.... The shifts create conditions ripe for human illness, scientists say.... Print NEW YORK— People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago....