Coral Bleaching Taskforce: more than 1,000 km of the Great Barrier Reef has bleached
Apr 07, 2016 05:47 am UTC| Nature
One of Australias most important natural assets, the Great Barrier Reef (GBR), is being affected by the worst ever bleaching in its history, amid warmer than average water temperatures associated with this summers major El...
Airline emissions and the case for a carbon tax on flight tickets
Apr 05, 2016 04:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Law Nature
After years of delay, the international aviation industry is inching its way towards bringing its greenhouse emissions under some form of regulation. Last month the United Nations International Civil Aviation Organisation...
This summer's sea temperatures were the hottest on record for Australia: here’s why
Apr 04, 2016 23:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The summer of 2015-2016 was one of the hottest on record in Australia. But it has also been hot in the waters surrounding the nation: the hottest summer on record, in fact. Difference in summer sea surface...
How exploring Mars could help us fight climate change on Earth
Apr 04, 2016 15:55 pm UTC| Science
The surface of Mars is a cold desert. Scars in the landscape point to a history of flowing rivers, standing lakes and possibly even planetary oceans. Yet the current Martian atmosphere has a density thats around 0.6% of...
Banning fishing has helped parts of the Great Barrier Reef recover from damage
Apr 04, 2016 02:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The worlds coral reefs face unprecedented threats. Their survival depends on how well they can cope with a long list of pressures including fishing, storms, coral bleaching, outbreaks of coral predators and reduced water...
Great Barrier Reef pollution controls are not enough: here's what we can do
Apr 03, 2016 23:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Current efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef from land-based pollution are unlikely to be enough, according to our scientific review published in Global Change Biology. Poor water quality along with climate...
Why managing ocean acidification is crucial for South Africa
Apr 01, 2016 05:17 am UTC| Insights & Views
The southern tip of Africa is washed by two oceans: the Indian and Atlantic oceans. This should allow South Africa to benefit economically from various activities through developing the ocean economy. Fisheries, tourism...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight