
Snack-sized 'candy' fish explain a coral mystery
May 25, 2019 06:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Youre swimming over a coral reef. What do you see? Most people will reply: fish. On a coral reef, fish are large, abundant, gaudily coloured and in-your-face impossible to miss. The waters around coral reefs must be...
We've declared a climate emergency – here's what universal basic income could do to help the planet
May 20, 2019 22:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Governments around the world are declaring climate and environmental emergencies to highlight the unsustainable ways in which humans, over a few generations, have transformed the planet. Weve made enough concrete to...
Australians disagree on how important climate change is: poll
May 17, 2019 02:18 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Climate change, the environment and energy policy are all key issues in this election campaign, fuelled by compelling evidence of our accelerating impact on the environment and climate. While voters agree more than you...
Plastic warms the planet twice as much as aviation – here's how to make it climate-friendly
May 16, 2019 03:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Were all too aware of the consequences of plastics in the oceans and on land. However, beyond the visible pollution of our once pristine habitats, plastics are having a grave impact on the climate too. Newly published...

May 16, 2019 03:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
It is understandable that Captain Cook is a trigger for debates about our national identity and history. However, we often risk being blinded by the legacy of Cook. Around the continent, early encounters with outsiders...

May 16, 2019 03:25 am UTC| Nature
Its a 50km long patch in the middle of Queensland thats causing a lot of trouble, but many people couldnt even point it out on a map. Queensland Government - Coordinated Projects Map The Adani Carmichael coal mine has...

Debate: How financial initiatives that tackle global warming can make a real impact
May 13, 2019 12:57 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Economy
Awareness and concern over climate change and its impacts has risen sharply in recent years. According to a December 2018 survey by Yale University, 73 percent of Americans now say that global warming is real, up 10...