Ancient mud reveals Australia’s burning history over the past 130,000 years – and shows a way through our fiery future
Increased land management by Aboriginal people in southeastern Australia around 6,000 years ago cut forest shrub…
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Why building more big dams is a costly gamble for our future water security and the environment
Climate change and biodiversity loss are mounting threats to Australia’s water security. So we often hear…
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A how-to for ethical geoengineering research
Holistic climate justice: The guidelines recognize that geoengineering won’t affect just those people currently residing on…
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What’s the difference between fusion and fission? A nuclear physicist explains
Globally, nuclear power accounts for roughly 10% of electricity generation. In some countries, such as France,…
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NZ is encouraging the use of AI – but it’s largely outsourcing the risks and societal costs
As investment in generative AI continues to grow globally, New Zealand’s government has been implementing its…
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How extreme weather and costs of housing and insurance trap some households in a vicious cycle
Climate change is increasing the risk of extreme weather events for Australian households. Floods and bushfires…
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Can walls of oysters protect shores against hurricanes? Darpa wants to know.
Playing defense Reefense The project is one of three being developed under a $67.6 million program…
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A new immersive cinema is helping firefighters to better prepare for megafires
As summer approaches, the threat of bushfires looms. Earlier this month, an out-of-control blaze in Sydney’s…
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Bizarre, nine-day seismic signal caused by epic landslide in Greenland
Enlarge Jason Edwards via Getty Earthquake scientists detected an unusual signal on monitoring stations used to…
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Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environment
Enlarge / Power lines are cast in silhouette as the Creek Fire creeps up on on…
