On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year
Global climate records were shattered in 2023, from air and sea temperatures to sea-level rise and sea-ice extent. Scores of…
Global climate records were shattered in 2023, from air and sea temperatures to sea-level rise and sea-ice extent. Scores of…
Steam locomotives clattering along railway tracks. Paddle steamers churning down the Murray. Dreadnought battleships powered by steam engines. Many of…
Billions of dollars are being spent worldwide to modernise electricity grids with smart meters. These meters promise to save households…
Since the 1990s, fast fashion has enabled everyday people to buy the latest catwalk trends. But the sheer volume of…
Australia is home to more than 350 species of native mammals, 87% of which are found nowhere else on Earth.…
When we make roads, houses or farmland, we often find large old trees in the way. Our response is often…
As the days shorten, many of us, particularly in Australia’s south-east, are looking forward to cooler times, and perhaps the…
Until now, you might have thought of electric vehicles as inner suburban toys. Teslas and Polestars are expensive, leaving them…
One afternoon last year, we sat in a village hall in Fiji chatting to residents about traditional ways of forecasting…
“The Titan Sub Disaster: Minute by Minute” includes an extensive firsthand account of the submersible rescue efforts from Ed Cassano,…
As extreme fire weather becomes more common across ever larger areas of Australia, we need new options for living with…
Wildfire burns between 3.94 million and 5.19 million square kilometres of land every year worldwide. If that area were a…
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. A team of computer scientists has created a nimbler, more…
For the fifth time in just the past eight summers – 2016, 2017, 2020, 2022 and now 2024 – huge…