Nature
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Why climate change is making autumn shorter
But this culturally significant marker of the passage of time is in serious danger of disappearing. ABC News Recent autumn…
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Some people are willing to pay more for sustainable seafood – new research
By 2050, our planet’s human population is likely to reach almost ten billion, an extremely challenging number of people to feed…
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California Pipeline Pulled Like ‘Bowstring,’ Coast Guard Says, As Oil Cleanup Continues
Cleanup crews and environmental authorities are racing to contain the devastation linked to a large oil spill off the Southern California…
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The Ship That Became a Bomb
Soon, a vast, decrepit oil tanker in the Red Sea will likely sink, catch fire, or explode. Ed Caesar The…
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David Lindenmayer’s new book is a reminder the world is still beautiful
But the world is still a beautiful place. And for Canberra scientist David Lindenmayer, it’s the ash forests of Victoria…
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Climate change: World now sees twice as many days over 50C
They also now happen in more areas of the world than before, presenting unprecedented challenges to human health and to…
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How to help one of Australia’s rarest birds save itself from extinction
Once common across its native home in Tasmania’s white gum forests, the pardalote has become endangered through habitat loss. Mike…
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Flies like yellow, bees like blue: how flower colours cater to the taste of pollinating insects
But what about flies? Authors The Conversation Flies are the second most common type of pollinator, so perhaps… Flies like…
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South America’s drought-hit Paraná river at 77-year low
The river is key to commercial shipping and fishing but also provides 40 million people with drinking water. BBC A…
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Introducing the World’s Newest Ocean
Pop quiz: How many oceans are there on the planet? Jennifer Flowers Answer: It depends on whom you ask—but as…
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Ireland seeks peace for Wally the Walrus
The Irish government wants the public to leave Wally the Walrus alone. Shawn Pogatchnik Politico The 800-kilogram walrus has become…
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Putin alarmed by ’unprecedented’ natural disasters in Russia
President Vladimir Putin on Aug. 14 said the scale of natural disasters that have hit Russia this year is “absolutely unprecedented” as local officials ask…
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Extreme weather: How is it connected to climate change?
Emissions from the burning of fossil fuels have been trapping heat in the atmosphere since the start of the industrial…
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How summer 2021 has changed our understanding of extreme weather
There have been serious floods in China and western Europe, heatwaves and drought in North America and wildfires in the…
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Life lessons from beekeepers – stop mowing the lawn, don’t pave the driveway and get used to bugs in your salad
This is important because, alongside COVID, we are also facing a global climate and biodiversity crisis. Siobhan Maderson The Conversation…
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Brazil’s Atlantic Forest will change more in the next 50 years than at any time since the last ice age
Roughly one in every 50 species of plant and vertebrate land animal lives there and nowhere else. Oliver Wilson The…
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