In the future, we could snuff out cyclones. But weather control comes with new risks
Right now, people in coastal China are fleeing successive typhoons. Parts of the Philippines are awash. Typhoons are intense circular…
Right now, people in coastal China are fleeing successive typhoons. Parts of the Philippines are awash. Typhoons are intense circular…
Our climate is changing, and airlines are under pressure to reduce emissions from air travel. For many of us, especially…
Rocks keep time. Not on our human-scale time, but deep time: the almost unimaginable span of billions of years which…
Earth has just experienced its hottest month since records began and Australia is now gearing up for an El Niño-fuelled…
Vast arrays of solar panels floating on calm seas near the Equator could provide effectively unlimited solar energy to densely…
Last week, United Nations General Secretary António Guterres coined an arresting new term. The era of global warming has ended,…
One year out from the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic games, Paris has announced it will reopen the River Seine…
Feeding wild birds in backyards was already known to be extremely popular in many parts of the northern hemisphere and…
Dodging dog poo along the local path has become something of an Olympic sport of late. I thought I’d count…
Humans typically reserve their practices of mourning for loved ones. But extending these rituals of grief and loss to non-human…
Today is a good day to be Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek. UNESCO, the United Nations body expected to vote on…
Most Australian food waste ends up in landfill. Rotting in the absence of oxygen produces methane, a potent greenhouse gas.…
If you’ve been out and about the past few days, you may have noticed Australia is experiencing an unseasonably warm…
Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year. The long-term…