Nature
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Race against time as at least one third of pilot whales stranded off Tasmania’s coast have died
About a third of some 270 pilot whales stranded off Tasmania’s remote west coast have likely already died, as authorities…
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Thousands of dying birds out West could reveal an even bigger environmental tragedy
When Jon Hayes opened his email on September 9, he found a strange message waiting for him. Maria Paula Rubiano…
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Greece braces for a ‘Medicane’ — a rare Mediterranean hurricane named Ianos
Greek authorities warned the storm, named Ianos, would bring gale force winds and heavy rainfall that could lead to flooding…
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The megafires and pandemic expose the lies that frustrate action on climate change
I was in Melbourne in late January, watching as more and more people donned face masks to protect themselves against…
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Guide to the Classics: The Secret Garden and the healing power of nature
First published in 1911, after being serialised in The American Magazine, it was dismissed by one critic at the time…
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Greenland glacier loses 110 square kilometres’ worth of ice
Scientists say the incident is evidence of rapid climate change. ABC News The glacier section broke off the fjord called…
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‘This is climate change’: Los Angeles mayor slams Donald Trump’s response to wildfires
Top officials in West Coast states where record-breaking fires have killed 31 people accused President Donald Trump on Sunday of…
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Coronavirus closures threaten future of Papua New Guinea’s only animal rescue centre
From the heat and dust of the city’s noisy, crowded streets, the Port Moresby Nature Park is an oasis, for the city’s…
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World wildlife plummets more than two-thirds in 50 years
Human activity has severely degraded three quarters of all land and 40 percent of Earth’s oceans, and our quickening destruction…
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More than half of government environmental scientists say their work has been suppressed: report
Of the more than 200 environmental scientists from government, university and non-government organisations (NGOs) consulted for the survey, those… Nick…
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‘Recipe for extinction’: why Australia’s rush to change environment laws is sparking widespread concern
Anger over proposed changes to national environmental laws is escalating, with legal, health and conservation groups urging that they not…
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Zimbabwe investigating 22 elephant deaths
Most of the elephants dying in the Pandamasue Forest between the vast Hwange National Park and Victoria Falls were young…
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Why grandparents should talk to children about the natural world of their youth
You might switch off when someone begins a sentence with “back in my day…”, but that story could provide some…
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Scotland’s grouse shooting estates are waging a war on wildlife that must stop – Robbie Marsland
Over 15 months, a professional surveyor spent 128 days walking 404 square kilometres of land on seven Scottish shooting estates.…
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Rampant destruction of forests ‘will unleash more pandemics’
Scientists are to warn world leaders that increasing numbers of deadly new pandemics will afflict the planet if levels of…
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How a lifetime of adventure helped Erling Kagge harness the power of silence
One foot in front of the other, again and again, for 1,300 kilometres. Authors ABC News He was alone… How…
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