The will of government is key to energy access...
Jun 02, 2016 09:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The Bropkas meet the grid In what must surely be a first for the Conversation, I am writing this post from the village of Sakteng in remote eastern Bhutan. That I can do so is a remarkable testimony to the will of the...
In defence of zoos: how captivity helps conservation
Jun 02, 2016 09:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The death of Harambe the gorilla at Cincinnati Zoo, shot to protect a child who had fallen into his cage, has caused outrage. Some of the anger has now turned from trigger-happy staff towards zoos in general. Why, some are...
The limits of intellectual reason in our understanding of the natural world
Jun 02, 2016 07:58 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Ability to see the cultural value of wilderness boils down, in the last analysis, to a question of intellectual humility. Author and conservationist Aldo Leopold wrote these words in 1949, and they are all the more...
How other primates self-medicate – and what they could teach us
Jun 02, 2016 07:35 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Despite our advances in technology and medicine, we seem to be fighting a never-ending battle against a number of diseases and ailments. As viruses become more complex and bacteria become resistant to antibiotics, it seems...
Australia simmers through hottest autumn on record
Jun 01, 2016 11:47 am UTC| Nature
Its the same old story: with 2016 on track to become the hottest year on record globally, and record-breaking heat already evident around the world, Australia has just experienced its hottest autumn on...
How scientists are using drones to help predict coastal erosion
May 31, 2016 12:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Science
A large chunk of chalk recently collapsed into the sea from the Seven Sisters cliffs, a world-renowned beauty spot located on Englands East Sussex coastline. To many, they are a quintessentially English landmark and the...
World’s largest wind farm study finds sleep disturbances aren't related to turbine noise
May 30, 2016 07:48 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
During the Abbott government, the often recalcitrant Senate cross bench was thrown a big, juicy bone plainly intended to sweeten their disposition toward government bills which needed their support to pass. The anti- wind...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects