Environment
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Cyclones get names but deadly heatwaves don’t. Should Australia personalise severe weather?
Samuel Cornell, UNSW Sydney and Steve Turton, CQUniversity Australia Australia’s climate is changing rapidly due to rising global greenhouse gas…
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Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict
Rachael Helene Nolan, Western Sydney University and Trent Penman, The University of Melbourne Much of south-eastern Australia is currently in…
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Why 2026 could see the end of the Farm Bill era of American agriculture policy
Christopher Neubert, Arizona State University and Kathleen Merrigan, Arizona State University With Congress back in session, legislators will take up…
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How facial recognition for bears can help ecologists manage wildlife
Emily Wanderer, University of Pittsburgh When a grizzly bear attacked a group of fourth- and fifth-graders in western Canada in…
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Chemicals from smoke lingered inside homes long after the wildfires were out – studies tracked the harm
Yifang Zhu, University of California, Los Angeles When wildfires began racing through the Los Angeles area on Jan. 7, 2025,…
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Are you a hellraiser mite or a knobbled weevil? Take the quiz and vote for NZ’s Bug of the Year
Connal McLean, University of Otago and Jacqueline Theis, University of Otago The New Zealand velvet worm’s reign as Bug of…
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Moving house? 3 surprising ways your new neighbourhood can affect health and happiness
Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne; Abbas Rajabifard, The University of Melbourne; Neema Nassir, The University of Melbourne, and Zahra…
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With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge
Johannes M. Luetz, University of the Sunshine Coast; UNSW Sydney; Alphacrucis College The millions of species humans share the world…
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West Coast levee failures show growing risks from America’s aging flood defenses
Farshid Vahedifard, Tufts University In recent weeks, powerful atmospheric river storms have swept across Washington, Oregon and California, unloading enormous…
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How the myth of ‘aqua nullius’ still guides Australia’s approach to groundwater
Sarah Bourke, The University of Western Australia; Bradley J. Moggridge, University of Technology Sydney; Clint Hansen, Monash University, and Margaret…
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Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming season
Philip Garnock-Jones, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Traditionally, the plants associated with Christmas in the Northern Hemisphere…
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Don’t talk – listen. Why communities affected by forever chemicals in water must be heard
Matthew Kearnes, UNSW Sydney; Cameron Holley, UNSW Sydney; Carley Bartlett, UNSW Sydney; Denis O’Carroll, UNSW Sydney, and Patrick Bonney, Deakin…
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Solar, onshore wind and gas backup is (still) the cheapest way to power Australia: new report
Tony Wood, Grattan Institute What’s the cheapest way to power Australia? Every year, CSIRO researchers and modellers seek to answer…
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Antarctica Day 2024: History, Theme and Significance
Antarctica Day is celebrated on December 1st every year to commemorate the signing of the Antarctic Treaty. This international agreement…
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What ‘Deep Listening’ Reveals About Nature and Our Place in It
Jakub Maculewicz, Shutterstock Have you ever taken the time to stop and listen to nature? Deeply, quietly and patiently? If…
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