Shark Week looms, but don't panic

Jul 26, 2019 08:51 am UTC| Nature

Sharks elicit outsized fear, even though the risk of a shark bite is infinitesimally small. As a marine biologist and director of the Florida Program for Shark Research, I oversee the International Shark Attack File a...

Our cities need more trees, but some commonly planted ones won't survive climate change

Jul 26, 2019 08:45 am UTC| Nature

We need trees in our lives. This past summer, Adelaide experienced the hottest temperature ever recorded in an Australian state capital, hitting 46.6 degrees on January 24. Trees beautify otherwise grey cities and cool our...

Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia's coastal habitat

Jul 26, 2019 08:45 am UTC| Nature

If you think climate change is only gradually affecting our natural systems, think again. Our research, published yesterday in Frontiers in Marine Science, looked at the large-scale impacts of a series of extreme...

Cigarette butts are the forgotten plastic pollution – and they could be killing our plants

Jul 22, 2019 13:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Its amazing how quickly people have ditched plastic straws thanks to campaigns to discourage us from using such pointless plastic. Yet rarely do we hear about a much more common source of plastic pollution. Cigarette...

Indonesia's environment ministry fails to communicate risk of air pollution to Jakartans

Jul 22, 2019 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Indonesias Ministry of Environment and Forestry has failed to communicate the risk of air pollution in the capital, Jakarta, and surrounding areas. Data presented on the ministrys website shows Jakarta has good air...

It's Sarabi's pride, Mufasa just lives there: a biologist on The Lion King

Jul 22, 2019 13:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Last week saw the release of the rebooted The Lion King, an attempt to capitalise on the billion-dollar success of the 1994 original. With a star-studded cast, the reboot closely follows the plot of the first movie...

Adapting cities to a hotter world: 3 essential reads

Jul 21, 2019 11:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Heat waves can be deadly, especially when they combine high temperatures with elevated humidity levels that make the air feel even hotter. The impacts can be especially strong in cities, which often are several degrees...