Government needs to front up billions, not millions, to save Australia's threatened species

Mar 21, 2017 09:17 am UTC| Nature

Southern cassowaries, orange-bellied parrots, Leadbeaters possums, and Australias only purple wattle are among the threatened species the government is seeking conservation investment for under its recently released...

Humans may have transformed the Sahara from lush paradise to barren desert

Mar 16, 2017 08:21 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Once upon a time, the Sahara was green. There were vast lakes. Hippos and giraffe lived there, and large human populations of fishers foraged for food alongside the lakeshores. The African Humid Period or Green Sahara...

How do animals see in the dark?

Mar 14, 2017 07:27 am UTC| Nature

On a moonless night, light levels can by more than 100m times dimmer than in bright daylight. Yet while we are nearly blind and quite helpless in the dark, cats are out stalking prey, and moths are flying agilely between...

Climate Change Series

Curbing climate change has a dollar value — here's how and why we measure it

Mar 13, 2017 04:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

President Trump is expected to issue an executive order soon to reverse Obama-era rules to cut carbon pollution, including a moratorium on leasing public lands for coal mining and a plan to reduce carbon emissions from...

Plastic fibres are causing major harm to South Africa's marine life

Mar 08, 2017 08:37 am UTC| Nature

Next time you take a stroll along your favourite isolated beach, far from any city, take a moment to look down at the high tide mark. Youll almost certainly see small plastic particles dotted along your route. These are...

WHO: Pollution Caused 1/4 Of Children’s Death; EPA Just Condemned More To Early Grave

Mar 08, 2017 07:39 am UTC| Nature Health

Scientists have been warning the world that climate change and environmental pollution is going to cause massive casualties in the future. It would seem that this prediction came true much too soon as the World Health...

Enough is as good as a feast: here's how we can imagine a brighter food future

Mar 07, 2017 08:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The World Economic Forums 2017 report on the future of food examines what the worlds food systems might look like in 2030. But none of the four future scenarios it presents is particularly attractive. To create a world...