May 05, 2020 08:33 am UTC| Nature
Water is a highly contested resource in this long, oppressive drought, and the coal industry is one of Australias biggest water users. Research released today, funded by the Australian Conservation Foundation, has...
Scientists find burnt, starving koalas weeks after the bushfires
Mar 16, 2020 06:22 am UTC| Nature
The plight of koalas during the recent bushfire crisis made headlines here and abroad. But the emergency for our wildlife is not over. Koalas that survived the flames are now dying from starvation, dehydration, smoke...
For decades, scientists puzzled over the plastic 'missing' from our oceans – but now it's been found
Mar 15, 2020 16:20 pm UTC| Nature
Youve probably heard that our oceans have become a plastic soup. But in fact, of all the plastic that enters Earths oceans each year, just 1% has been observed floating on the surface. So where is the rest of it? This...
Mar 14, 2020 08:38 am UTC| Nature
After the summers devastating bushfires, the New South Wales government announced a plan to airdrop one million poisoned baits in the states most vulnerable regions over the next year. The plan is aimed at protecting...
Japan's experience with earthquakes has lessons for nations learning to live with floods
Mar 12, 2020 17:34 pm UTC| Nature
The intense rainfall from storms this winter has caused severe flooding in numerous cities across the UK. The storms have left at least eight people dead, and economic losses have been estimated at a few billion pounds....
Why Canada should drop its net-zero pledge to cut carbon emissions
Mar 12, 2020 15:49 pm UTC| Nature
At the climate summit held in Paris in December 2015, the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau committed to reducing Canadian emissions of greenhouse gases (most importantly carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels)...
Tornadoes that strike at night are more deadly and require more effective warning systems
Mar 06, 2020 08:58 am UTC| Nature
During the hours after midnight on March 3, 2020, tragedy struck middle Tennessee when a tornado ripped through the region, traveling over 50 miles from West Nashville to near Gordonsville. Another tornado formed from the...
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
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