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Rising risks of climate disasters mean some communities will need to move – we need a national conversation about relocation now

While the prospect of relocation can be unsettling and traumatic for residents, it offers new opportunities and long-term benefits. But we must act now.

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Mon, 09 Sep 2019

Scientists and science fans love to discuss the science in Doctor Who.

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Thu, 29 Aug 2019

How often are fathers asked to justify having both a family AND a career?

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Mon, 12 Aug 2019

We can’t achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement without managing emissions from land use, according to the IPCC.

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Mon, 12 Aug 2019

But what will the liveability of our cities be like in 40 years’ time?

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Mon, 29 Jul 2019

Available water supply is not only determined by rainfall. It also depends on water storage.

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Mon, 15 Jul 2019

There are worrying signs Antarctica is changing faster than expected and in places previously thought to be protected from rapid change.

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Mon, 08 Jul 2019

No part of the planet is free from the impacts of human-caused climate change. But Greenland is experiencing the impacts particularly severely.

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Mon, 01 Jul 2019

Conventional conservation approaches are unlikely to lead to effective coexistence between humans and large carnivores in human-dominated landscapes.

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Mon, 24 Jun 2019

The idea of being able to send instructions to organisms in different kingdoms is fascinating.

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