Octopuses are super-smart ... but are they conscious?
Apr 14, 2016 15:07 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Inky the wild octopus has escaped from the New Zealand National Aquarium. Apparently, he made it out of a small opening in his tank, and suction cup prints indicate he found his way to a drain pipe that emptied to the...
Solomon Islands expedition seeks to conserve the extraordinary monkey-faced bat and giant rat
Apr 14, 2016 07:19 am UTC| Nature
The Australian Museum has announced a scientific expedition to the Solomon Islands to research a coconut cracking megabat and giant rat, with Professor Tim Flannery as one of the leaders of the program. The expedition...
Marine sediments unlock secrets about climate change in South Africa
Apr 14, 2016 04:50 am UTC| Nature
Climate change projections suggest that droughts will intensify in most parts of South Africa by the end of the 21st century. This is due to reduced precipitation and the loss of water through the combination of...
Does higher-density city development leave urban forests out on a limb?
Apr 14, 2016 02:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Greater recognition of the benefits of urban forests is focusing efforts from all levels of government to defend and improve them. Perhaps the most iconic of these efforts is New York Citys Million Trees Program. Other...
One day we won't need a Renewable Energy Target, because we'll have good climate policy
Apr 14, 2016 00:55 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Australias Renewable Energy Target (RET) has had a rough time in recent years. After a 2014 government review recommended it be abolished, both major parties eventually agreed to downsize the RET in 2015. But even with...
Nine ways steel could build a greener economy
Apr 12, 2016 13:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Steel might be the largest industrial carbon dioxide emitter, but Britains troubled industry could be a big part of a cleaner, greener future. By using steel to build new infrastructure for renewable energy, the UK...
Has China's coal use peaked? Here's how to read the tea leaves
Apr 12, 2016 12:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As the largest emitter of carbon dioxide in the world, how much coal China is burning is of global interest. In March, the countrys National Bureau of Statistics said the tonnage of coal has fallen for the second year...
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