Dec 05, 2023 05:36 am UTC| Nature
Takahē are a striking bird and a national treasure in Aotearoa New Zealand. But the history and origin story of this flightless swamp hen have become a point of scientific debate. Our latest research uncovered the...
Dec 05, 2023 05:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Humanitys emissions of greenhouse gases have caused rapid global warming at a rate unprecedented in at least the past 2,000 years. Rapid global warming has been accompanied by increases in the frequency and intensity of...
Dec 04, 2023 12:51 pm UTC| Nature Life
For the first time ever, food and agriculture took center stage at the annual United Nations climate conference in 2023. More than 130 countries signed a declaration on Dec. 1, committing to make their food systems ...
A home among the gum trees: will the Great Koala National Park actually save koalas?
Dec 04, 2023 12:28 pm UTC| Nature
Its a visionary idea: a national park for koalas. Conceived over a decade ago, the idea gained prominence after Labor took the idea to three successive elections in New South Wales. Now theyre in office and have finally...
COP28: the climate summit’s first Health Day points to what needs to change in NZ
Dec 01, 2023 08:14 am UTC| Nature
Climate change has many effects, but one of the most significant will feature for the first time at COP28 its impact on human health. Now under way in Dubai, the latest Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework...
Fallen autumn leaves are a valuable resource – here's how to make the most of them
Nov 25, 2023 07:39 am UTC| Nature
Towards the end of autumn the days get colder and shorter. This triggers the reduction of the plant hormone auxin in most deciduous trees, which start to shed their leaves. In natural woodlands, this isnt an issue....
Nov 21, 2023 04:05 am UTC| Nature
The cover of The Conversion is an image of two yellow-tailed black cockatoos ascending against a pale sky, their horizontal outstretched wings crossed by the vertical lines that run from their beaks to their tail...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects