The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia

Apr 15, 2024 10:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Perth has just had its driest six months on record, while Western Australia sweltered through its hottest summer on record. Those records are remarkable in their own right. But these records are having real...

Rogue waves in the ocean are much more common than anyone suspected, says new study

Apr 15, 2024 10:28 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

We used three-dimensional imaging of ocean waves to capture freakish seas that produce a notorious phenomenon known as rogue waves. Our results are now published in Physical Review Letters*. Rogue waves are giant...

What if whales took us to court? A move to grant them legal personhood would include the right to sue

Apr 15, 2024 10:27 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In a groundbreaking declaration earlier this month, Indigenous leaders of New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a treaty, He Whakaputanga Moana, to recognise whales as legal persons. Aotearoa New Zealand has already...

How do halibut migrate? Clues are in their ear bones

Mar 21, 2024 17:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Rising temperatures, changes in major currents, oxygen depletion at great depths: the Gulf of St. Lawrence has undergone major changes in its environmental conditions in recent decades. That has put many species in danger...

Climate Change Series

Climate change is warping the seasons

Mar 07, 2024 09:24 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The seasons arent what they used to be. People who live in Earths middle latitudes are accustomed to a spring, summer, autumn and winter. If youre in the northern hemisphere, you may have noticed plants flowering...

Frozen in time: old paintings and new photographs reveal some NZ glaciers may soon be extinct

Mar 06, 2024 22:58 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

As the austral summer draws to a close, we are preparing to fly over the Southern Alps to survey glaciers. This annual flight supports the longest scientific study of Aotearoa New Zealands icescapes and it shows that all...

How global warming is reshaping winter life in Canada

Feb 21, 2024 10:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

As we begin to emerge out of yet another mild winter, Canadians are once again being reminded of just how acutely global warming has changed Canadas winter climate. The impacts of this mild winter were felt across the...