6 reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now
Oct 09, 2023 13:04 pm UTC| Nature
The world is very warm right now. Were not only seeing record temperatures, but the records are being broken by record-wide margins. Take the preliminary September global-average temperature anomaly of 1.7C above...
Bison are sacred to Native Americans − but each tribe has its own special relationship to them
Oct 09, 2023 12:56 pm UTC| Nature
The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting in the 19th century. But they made an...
Oct 09, 2023 12:55 pm UTC| Nature
To most people, complex technologies separate modern humans from their ancestors who lived in the Stone Age, thousands or hundreds of thousands of years ago. In todays fast changing world, older technologies, even those...
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...
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