How Ethiopia and Kenya have put a world heritage site in danger

Jul 09, 2018 14:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Lake Turkana is the worlds largest desert lake. Located in Kenyas remote northern arid lands, it is the most saline of Africas great lakes, and its vast aquatic resources contribute to the livelihoods of over 300,000...

How to protect your children from wildfire smoke

Jul 09, 2018 14:16 pm UTC| Nature

Were very careful about what our kids eat, but what about the air they breathe? During recent summers, children living on the West Coast of Canada have been breathing some of the most polluted air on record. This is due...

7.5 billion and counting: How many humans can the Earth support?

Jul 09, 2018 14:09 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Humans are the most populous large mammal on Earth today, and probably in all of geological history. This World Population Day, humans number in the vicinity of 7.5 to 7.6 billion individuals. Can the Earth support this...

We need a bank of DNA from dirt and water to protect Australia's environment

Jul 09, 2018 14:05 pm UTC| Science Nature

Measuring biodiversity used to mean laboriously collecting samples and manually identifying the plants, animals and fungi. This might involve careful inspection under a microscope to spot identifying features. This takes a...

Feeding frenzy: public accuse the media of deliberately fuelling shark fear

Jun 24, 2018 02:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Are you scared of sharks? If you never read or watched the news, would you still be? Last years Senate inquiry on shark mitigation and deterrent measures heard evidence that media coverage has contributed to...

Is Australia's current drought caused by climate change? It's complicated

Jun 09, 2018 01:14 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Much of southern Australia is experiencing severe drought after a very dry and warm autumn across the southern half of the continent. Australia is no stranger to drought, but this recent dry spell, and Prime Minister...

Male dolphins use their individual 'names' to build a complex social network

Jun 09, 2018 01:12 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In life it often pays to keep a close eye on competitors and rivals. Historian Doris Kearns Goodwins book, Team of Rivals, tells how US president Abraham Lincoln persuaded each of his political rivals to join his cabinet,...