Why does a plane look and feel like it’s moving more slowly than it actually is?
Sep 26, 2023 03:57 am UTC| Nature
A passenger jet flies at about 575 mph once its at cruising altitude. Thats nearly nine times faster than a car might typically be cruising on the highway. So why does a plane in flight look like its just inching across...
Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035
Sep 23, 2023 03:17 am UTC| Nature
This years heightened drumbeat of extreme weather shows us how little time we actually have to slash emissions. It is now clear that going slow on cutting greenhouse gas emissions is much more expensive than taking...
'Nature positive' isn't just planting a few trees – it's actually stopping the damage we do
Sep 23, 2023 00:48 am UTC| Nature
Have you heard the phrase nature positive? Its suddenly everywhere. The idea is simple: rather than continually erode the natural world, nature positive envisions a future with more nature than we have now. Created...
Sep 21, 2023 00:02 am UTC| Nature
A 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck southern Morocco on Sept. 8, 2023, causing widespread damage in mountain villages. Three days later, an unusually severe Mediterranean storm caused two poorly maintained Libyan dams to...
The social lives of kangaroos are more complex than we thought
Sep 20, 2023 23:29 pm UTC| Nature
Have you ever wondered what a kangaroos social life looks like? Well, kangaroos have stronger bonds to one another than you might think. Over six years, we monitored a population of around 130 eastern grey kangaroos...
Starbucks Pledges to Ditch Disposable Cups by 2030 in Green Shift
Sep 18, 2023 08:03 am UTC| Economy Nature Business
Starbucks announces plans to abandon disposable cups by 2030, signaling a commitment to sustainability, amid aims to halve its waste, water usage, and carbon emissions as part of its broader planet positive future...
Our planet is burning in unexpected ways - here’s how we can protect people and nature
Sep 18, 2023 06:29 am UTC| Science Nature
People have been using fire for millennia. It is a vital part of many ecosystems and cultures. Yet human activities in the current era, sometimes called the Anthropocene, are reshaping patterns of fire across the...
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