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8 Jul 2019
Time will tell if this is a record summer for Greenland ice melt, but the pattern over the past 20 years is clear
No part of the planet is free from the impacts of human-caused climate change. But Greenland is experiencing the impacts particularly severely.
1 Jul 2019
Academia can help humans and large carnivores coexist
Conventional conservation approaches are unlikely to lead to effective coexistence between humans and large carnivores in human-dominated landscapes.
24 Jun 2019
Curious cases of chemical cross-kingdom communication
The idea of being able to send instructions to organisms in different kingdoms is fascinating.
19 Jun 2019
We asked people to do climate change maths. Their answers depended on their politics
In an ideal world, people would look at issues with a clear focus only on the facts. But in the real world, we know that doesn’t happen often.
23 Apr 2019
Logged native forests mostly end up in landfill, not in buildings and furniture
It’s time to recognise logging for short-lived wood products is a poor use of native forests.
18 Apr 2019
Why climate change will dull autumn leaf displays
Recent temperature trends and extremes have changed the growing conditions experienced by trees and are placing autumn displays at risk.
15 Apr 2019
STEM is worth investing in, but Australia's major parties offer scant details on policy and funding
Evidence from around the world shows that public investment in STEM can advance a strong economy, a healthy population and a sustainable environment.
8 Apr 2019
Australia’s 2018 environmental scorecard: a dreadful year that demands action
Environmental news is rarely good. But even by those low standards, 2018 was especially bad.
4 Feb 2019
Damning royal commission report leaves no doubt that we all lose if the Murray-Darling Basin Plan fails
Evidence uncovered by the Royal Commission has shown systemic failures in the implementation of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
