New research reveals animals are changing their body shapes to cope with climate change
Global warming is a big challenge for warm-blooded animals, which must maintain a constant internal body temperature. As anyone who’s…
Global warming is a big challenge for warm-blooded animals, which must maintain a constant internal body temperature. As anyone who’s…
Environmental scientists see flora, fauna and phenomena the rest of us rarely do. In this series, we’ve invited them to…
Elon Musk has been criticized for wanting to take people to Mars. According to Sky News, British astrophysicist Lord Martin…
After years of waiting, the federal government finally introduced Australia’s first offshore electricity legislation in parliament yesterday. The bill will…
The design and construction of new homes in Australia may leave residents vulnerable to heatwaves and local councils can do…
Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s new series introducing you to Australia’s unloved animals…
If you’ve wandered through a forest, you’ve probably dodged dead, rotting branches or stumps scattered on the ground. This is…
Imagine it’s summer in Australia and a bushfire is bearing down on your suburb. Are you the pragmatic type –…
Odds are, if you’ve seen a cat prowling around your neighbourhood, it doesn’t have an owner. Australia is home to…
Scientists recently confirmed the Amazon rainforest is now emitting more carbon dioxide than it absorbs, due to uncontrolled burning and…
If you’ve ever visited Australia’s highest peak — Mount Kosciuszko — you might remember the long uphill trek to the…
Imagine having to fly non-stop for five days over thousands of kilometres of ocean for your survival. That’s what the…
This week was another big one in the land of climate litigation. On Thursday, a New South Wales court compelled…
Marine organisms found in New Zealand’s past and present coastal waters. Tom Womack, CC BY-ND New Zealand may be relatively…