Dog owners could take the lead on dingo conservation with a 'Fido fund'

Jul 18, 2019 23:31 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Humans and dogs go way back. From wolf totems to the big bad wolf of fact and fairy tale, through sheepdogs, lap dogs, and labradoodles, our relationships with these animals are complex, emotionally charged and sometimes...

Five ways to be a responsible wildlife tourist

Jul 14, 2019 13:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Imagine walking through a lush tropical forest. You hear a rustle overhead, and a half-eaten fruit plops onto the trail. You lock eyes with a howler monkey, before he gives a soft grunt and moves higher into the trees....

Solar weather has real, material effects on Earth

Jul 14, 2019 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

On Sep. 1, 1859, solar astronomer Richard Carrington witnessed sunspots that suddenly and briefly flashed brightly before they disappeared. Just before dawn the next day, auroras erupted over most of the Earth, reaching as...

Living with rats involves understanding the city as an ecosystem

Jul 14, 2019 13:11 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Rats! They eat our food, chew through our property and spread all sorts of nasty diseases. And they are gross (right?), with those naked tails and quick, unpredictable movements. Rats invade our homes our castles! the...

In the remote Cambodian jungles, we made sure rare Siamese crocodiles would have enough food

Jul 14, 2019 13:10 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

For nine hours, my colleague Michael Shackleton and I held onto our scooters for dear life while being slapped in the face by spiked jungle plants in the mountains of Cambodia. We only disembarked either to help push a...

The environmental cost of abandoning your tent at a music festival

Jul 12, 2019 10:00 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

After years of depressing images of huge fields strewn with abandoned tents and rubbish in the aftermath of music festivals, it was heartening to hear Glastonbury Festival organisers claim that 99% of festival-goers tents...

Food waste: using sustainable innovation to cut down what we throw away

Jul 12, 2019 09:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Our appetite for food is a serious problem. The huge amount of energy, land and water used to fill our supermarket shelves mean that modern overproduction and excessive consumerism are rapidly depleting resources and...