Volcanic eruptions once caused mass extinctions in the oceans – could climate change do the same?

Nov 14, 2018 12:19 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

All animals, whether they live on land or in the water, require oxygen to breathe. But today the worlds oceans are losing oxygen, due to a combination of rising temperatures and changing ocean currents. Both factors are...

The world's plastic problem is bigger than the ocean

Nov 14, 2018 12:18 pm UTC| Nature

As you read this, a strange object that looks like a 2,000-foot floating pool noodle is drifting slowly through the central north Pacific Ocean. This object is designed to solve an enormous environmental problem. But in so...

Why is everyone talking about natural sequence farming?

Nov 14, 2018 11:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

On the eve of the recent National Drought Summit, prime minister Scott Morrison and deputy prime minister Michael McCormack visited Mulloon Creek near Canberra, shown recently on the ABCs Australian Story. They were there...

The bitter lesson of the Californian fires

Nov 14, 2018 11:50 am UTC| Nature

California is burning, again. Dozens of peoples have been killed and thousands of buildings destroyed in several fires, the most destructive in the states history. The California fires are just the most recent in a...

Sticker shock: Conservation costs and policy complications

Nov 14, 2018 11:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Earlier this year, a heartbreaking drama played out near Vancouver Island. An endangered orca named J35 carried her dead calf for weeks in an apparent mourning ritual captivating onlookers around the world. But lurking...

Will the arrival of El Niño mean fewer mosquitoes this summer?

Nov 08, 2018 17:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Once the warm weather arrives, you know mosquitoes wont be far behind. Spring heatwaves associated with the impending arrival of El Niño to the east coast of Australia may mean well get an early taste of summer, but...

South Africa investigates sterilising mosquitoes in anti-malaria drive

Nov 08, 2018 16:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

South Africa is one of four southern African countries aiming to eliminate malaria transmission by 2023. Indoor residual spraying using DDT and pyrethroid insecticides constitutes the backbone of South Africas malaria...