97% of Australians want more action to stop extinctions and 72% want extra spending on the environment
Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don’t know the full extent of the biodiversity…
Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don’t know the full extent of the biodiversity…
From the outside, the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales seems idyllic. Rainforests, mountains, beaches and Byron Bay. But…
If every Australian household that uses gas went all-electric today, we would “save” more than 30 million tonnes of carbon…
A reader of The Conversation recently wrote in to ask: Why does grass grow slower in winter? It is a…
In this edited book extract, Paul Humphries describes how a proposal to feed hungry miners on Victoria’s goldfields led to…
Imagine a fleet of ageing factories operating in neighbourhoods across Australia. On most days the smoke from their stacks is…
The ocean holds 60 times more carbon than the atmosphere and absorbs almost 30% of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from…
In the 19th century, many of Australia’s urban creeks and rivers were in poor shape. Melbourne’s major river, the Maribyrnong,…
Tree-changers opting for a rural lifestyle can get a bad rap for not managing their properties well. The COVID-19 pandemic…
I wasn’t aware of climate change until the 1980s — hardly anyone was — and even when we recognised the…
Over 3.4 million Australian houses now have rooftop solar, often subsidised by government incentives. But in remote First Nations communities…
Getting more people to ride bikes has been flagged as a simple and effective way to improve public health while…
Marine sponges have started dying in vast numbers in coastal areas around the globe. Just this year, thousands of sponges…
Amid the challenges of climate change, resource extraction and pollution, the survival of species and ecosystems depends on setting aside…