News & events Opinion Read the latest opinion articles inspired by science. Wild animals are evolving faster than anybody thought To measure the speed of adaptive evolution in the wild, we studied 19 populations of birds and mammals over several decades. We found they were evolving at twice to four times the speed suggested by earlier work. Read the article - Any -Astronomy & AstrophysicsScience CommunicationPhysicsEarth & Marine SciencesEngineeringChemistryBiologyEnvironment & SustainabilityMathematics Mon, 28 Feb 2022 New IPCC report shows Australia is at real risk from climate change, with impacts worsening, future risks high, and wide-ranging adaptation needed As climate change intensifies, we are now seeing cascading and compounding impacts and risks, including where extreme events coincide. These are placing even greater pressure on our ability to respond. Read the article Mon, 28 Feb 2022 Mass starvation, extinctions, disasters: the new IPCC report’s grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century, we will still see profound impacts to billions of people on every continent and in every sector, and the window to adapt is narrowing quickly. These are among the disturbing findings of the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Read the article Thu, 13 Jan 2022 Regent honeyeaters were once kings of flowering gums. Now they're on the edge of extinction. What happened? Less than 80 years ago, regent honeyeaters ruled Australia’s flowering gum forests, with huge raucous flocks roaming from Adelaide to Rockhampton. Now, there are less than 300 birds left in the wild. Read the article Tue, 04 Jan 2022 Moths eating your clothes? It's actually their hungry little caterpillars: here's how to get rid of them Have you opened your post-lockdown wardrobe, only to discover some of your beautiful summer clothes have holes in them? You’re probably blaming clothes moths but the real culprits are the larvae (caterpillars). Read the article Mon, 20 Dec 2021 Climate anxiety is real. Why talking about it matters Researchers have found that scientists are experiencing diverse, complex, and often contrasting emotions about the fate of the planet. Read the article Mon, 29 Nov 2021 Yes, it’s rocket science: Australia needs eyes in space to monitor our tinderbox landscape As climate change worsens, bushfires are likely to become more intense and frequent. We must find new ways of managing bushfires to prevent catastrophic events. Satellite data can help in this task. Read the article Thu, 11 Nov 2021 The 'Ringo Starr' of birds is now endangered: here’s how we can still save our drum-playing palm cockatoos Australia’s largest parrot, the palm cockatoo, is justifiably famous as the only non-human animal to craft tools for sound. They create drumsticks to make a rhythmic beat. Sadly, the “Ringo Starr” of the bird world is now threatened with extinction – just as many other parrots are around the world. Read the article Wed, 03 Nov 2021 Australia’s refusal to sign a global methane pledge exposes flaws in the term 'net-zero' At the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, more than 90 nations signed a global pledge led by the United States and United Kingdom to cut methane emissions. However, Australia was not among them. Read the article Mon, 25 Oct 2021 Australia’s stumbling, last-minute dash for climate respectability doesn’t negate a decade of abject failure Prime Minister Scott Morrison is poised to announce Australia will adopt a target of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The pledge is long overdue – but the science tells us 2050 is about a decade too late to reach net-zero. Read the article Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page › Last page »