Fallen autumn leaves are a valuable resource – here's how to make the most of them
Nov 25, 2023 07:39 am UTC| Nature
Towards the end of autumn the days get colder and shorter. This triggers the reduction of the plant hormone auxin in most deciduous trees, which start to shed their leaves. In natural woodlands, this isnt an issue....
Nov 21, 2023 04:05 am UTC| Nature
The cover of The Conversion is an image of two yellow-tailed black cockatoos ascending against a pale sky, their horizontal outstretched wings crossed by the vertical lines that run from their beaks to their tail...
Myths about plastic pollution are leading to public confusion: here's why
Nov 21, 2023 04:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Does the prediction that there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050 concern you? How about reports that we eat a credit cards worth of plastic per week? These are some of the facts about plastic that are...
Nov 19, 2023 06:02 am UTC| Nature
The idea that we can mitigate current carbon emissions by offsetting them with carbon reduction initiatives elsewhere has become central to government and business responses to climate change. But its an idea we need to...
Giant eagles and scavenging vultures shared the skies of ancient Australia
Nov 19, 2023 05:53 am UTC| Nature
Today, Australia is home to 17 species of hawks and eagles. But the fossil record shows some other, rather special raptors were present in the relatively recent past. Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was home...
Let coastlines be coastlines: How nature-based approaches can protect Canada's coasts
Nov 19, 2023 05:51 am UTC| Nature
Along Canadian coasts, storm surges and flooding have gone from breaking news to seasonal norms. Phenomena Canadians have historically thought of as freak natural disasters are becoming regular predictable...
Nov 15, 2023 01:48 am UTC| Nature
PFAS, the forever chemicals that have been raising health concerns across the country, are not just a problem in drinking water. As these chemicals leach out of failing septic systems and landfills and wash off airport...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects