Why a wetland might not be wet
Oct 20, 2018 16:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Lake Eyre is one of Australias most iconic wetlands, home to thousands of waterbirds that migrate from all over Australia and the world. But it is often dry for decades between floods. Many people think wetlands are...
How huge floods and complex infrastructure could have triggered ancient Angkor's demise
Oct 20, 2018 16:18 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A series of floods that hit the ancient city of Angkor would have overwhelmed and destroyed its vast water network, according to a new study that provides an explanation for the downfall of the worlds biggest...
How rare minerals form when meteorites slam into Earth
Oct 20, 2018 16:00 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The discovery of a rare mineral (reidite) at the Woodleigh meteorite impact structure in Western Australia was published this week by Curtin University honours student Morgan Cox and colleagues. Reidite and other...
We tracked coral feeding habits from space to find out which reefs could be more resilient
Oct 20, 2018 15:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Coral reefs are an invaluable source of food, economic revenue, and protection for millions of people worldwide. The three-dimensional structures built by corals also provide nourishment and shelter for over a quarter of...
With the right help, bears can recover from the torture of bile farming
Oct 20, 2018 06:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Bear bile farms, which exist in some Asian countries like Vietnam and China, are a terrible reality for Asiatic black bears (Ursus thibetanus). The bears spend their lives confined in tiny steel or concrete cages. They...
Pacific nations aren't cash-hungry, minister, they just want action on climate change
Oct 20, 2018 05:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Environment Minister Melissa Price has been trending on Twitter this week and not for any good environmental reasons. Price was introduced to the former president of Kiribati, Anote Tong, during a dinner at a Canberra...
When Thailand and Australia were closer neighbours, tectonically speaking
Oct 20, 2018 05:54 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Thousands of Australians travel to Thailand each year to lie on a beach at Phuket, meditate at a Buddhist temple in Ayutthaya, spot wild elephants at Khao Yai National Park, or go on some other adventure. But how many...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
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