The Kimba nuclear waste plan bites the dust. Here’s what went wrong and how to do better next time
The federal government has scrapped plans to build the nation’s first radioactive waste storage facility on farmland near Kimba in…
The federal government has scrapped plans to build the nation’s first radioactive waste storage facility on farmland near Kimba in…
Coral on the Great Barrier Reef has regrown strongly after the big losses of 2016 and 2017, when water temperatures…
As I hear reports of the fire tearing through the Hawaiian island of Maui, I feel utterly depressed. As a…
New Zealanders are exposed to hazards from many sources – human-made and natural – in food, water, soil and air.…
Islands are renowned for their weird and wonderful wildlife. These isolated ecosystems present unparalleled opportunities to study evolution, and the…
The announcement of a partnership between the government and the world’s biggest investment manager BlackRock in a NZ$2 billion climate…
The Great Barrier Reef is not dead. Nor is it in good health. The truth is complex. To understand what’s…
Danger lurks in the surf beaches of Australia in the form of rip currents or rips. These narrow, fast-flowing, seaward…
Protesters rallied at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday, railing against Darwin’s controversial Middle Arm venture which critics say would…
When it’s hot outside, it’s safer to head for air-conditioned shelter – right? Not always. In northern Australia’s intensely hot…
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…