Science & Environment
Upcoming mosquito season may be the worst yet. Here’s how to prepare yourself
Australians are facing a brutal mosquito season bolstered by recent wet weather.
Tag: climate change
Wildlife
Alarming green turtle baby boom an all-female affair
The world’s largest green turtle rookery, near the tip of Australia, is only churning out girls but scientists are working on a plan to bring the boys back.
History & Culture
How climate scientists talk to their kids about the climate crisis
We chat to three climate scientists from the University of New South Wales about how they talk to their kids about the climate crisis.
Science & Environment
Microscopic layers of stalagmites provide clues to earlier climate changes
Scientists have discovered that stalagmites can help trace the Earth’s climate past.
News
Great Barrier Reef a ‘checkerboard’ from coral bleaching
Severe bleaching has affected 80 per cent of the Great Barrier Reef since 2016, new research shows.
Land
Quokkas: Why we need to look beyond the smile
Social media made the quokka an internet sensation, but are things as happy as they should be for this much-loved little West Australian marsupial?
Science & Environment
‘Old man’ of the sea: rare, giant 400-year-old coral discovered
The 400-year-old coral structure has been named Muga dhambi.
Science & Environment
Australia may warm by four degrees or more this century, the IPCC has found
Climate change has already hit Australia. Unless we act now, a hotter, drier and more dangerous future awaits, IPCC warns.
Nature & Wildlife
The future for Australia’s alpine plants ‘bleak’ due to climate change
The rapid climate change that’s occurring in Australia’s alpine regions is having a devastating impact on native vegetation, a UNSW study has found.
Nature & Wildlife
Waves of dead animals washing up after NSW floods
Wildlife populations hard-hit by bushfire and drought have been dealt another blow, with recent flooding tipped to wipe out even more animals.