Requiem or renewal? This is how a tropical city like Darwin can regain its cool

Oct 24, 2018 00:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

On my way to work, I walk across the intersection of Knuckey and Wood streets. Most days a homeless man on his haunches is mouthing bureaucratic platitudes: Lets workshop this? We need to have meeting about this! Can...

Helping farmers in distress doesn't help them be the best: the drought relief dilemma

Oct 24, 2018 00:34 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Two years ago we were celebrating just about the best year for farmers ever. Now many farmers particularly in New South Wales and southern Queensland are in the grip of drought. It underlines just how variable the...

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...