Climate Change Series

New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat

Oct 09, 2023 03:46 am UTC| Nature Politics

It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealands greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down. Annual emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels are the lowest...

There's a hidden source of excess nutrients suffocating the Great Barrier Reef. We found it

Oct 09, 2023 03:46 am UTC| Nature

The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australias most important environmental and economic assets. It is estimated to contribute A$56 billion per year and supports about 64,000 full-time jobs, according to the Great Barrier...

Polar bears may struggle to produce milk for their cubs as climate change melts sea ice

Oct 06, 2023 07:04 am UTC| Nature

When sea ice melts, polar bears must move onto land for several months without access to food. This fasting period is challenging for all bears, but particularly for polar bear mothers who are nursing cubs. Our...

It's not just Victoria's iconic mountain ash trees at risk – it's every species in their community

Oct 06, 2023 07:03 am UTC| Nature

When we think of extinction, we think of individual species. But nature doesnt operate like that. Entire communities and even whole ecosystems are now so compromised they could be lost entirely. Australia now has about 100...

Fossil snake traces: another world-first find on South Africa's Cape south coast

Oct 06, 2023 06:53 am UTC| Nature

Snakes are familiar, distinctive and often feared reptiles. And theyve been around for a long time: body fossils found in the UK, Portugal and the US stretch all the way back to the late Jurassic period, about 150...

Atomo Coffee Unveils Beanless Brew, Aiming to Combat Deforestation, Climate Change

Oct 05, 2023 09:44 am UTC| Economy Nature Business

A Seattle-based startup supported by Beyond Meat investors is set to revolutionize the coffee industry with its groundbreaking beanless coffee. Atomo Coffee aims to minimize the environmental impact of the popular beverage...

Jellyfish: our complex relationship with the oceans' anti-heroes

Oct 02, 2023 08:51 am UTC| Nature

Ding! The courier hands me an unassuming brown box with live animals plastered on the side. I begin carefully unboxing. The cardboard exterior gives way to a white polystyrene clamshell, cloistering a pearly sphere-shaped,...