AI heavyweights call for end to ‘superintelligence’ research
I have worked in AI for more than three decades, including with pioneers such as John…
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Power-hungry data centres threaten Australia’s energy grid. Here are 3 steps to make them more efficient
The Australian Energy Market Operator estimates data centres will consume 6% of Australia’s grid-supplied electricity by…
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What’s the difference between moths and butterflies? Look at their antennae
As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the pleasant flutter of butterflies…
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What will it take? The sweeteners Australia could offer Turkey to snatch COP31
All this raises the question of how Australia could convince Turkey to drop its bid. But…
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Warn, hide or stand out? How colour in the animal world is a battle for survival
The animal world is incredibly colourful, and behind this colour palette is a constant game of…
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View from The Hill: Albanese’s Trump meeting is in the diary – now it’s a matter of managing it
After the October meeting had been confirmed, Albanese (who later had a word with Trump at…
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Fish ‘fingerprints’ in the ocean reveal which species are moving homes due to climate change
Species across the planet are on the move. Climate change has already caused more than 12,000…
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LIVE: Cloudbursts Hit Uttarakhand’s Chamoli, Dehradun; Extreme Weather The New Normal? |Planet Pulse
Heavy rains, caused by a cloudburst, lashed the north Indian city of Dehradun on September 16…
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Argentina’s Patagonia sees sharp fall in sheep farms amid tough times
Sheep farming in Argentina’s Patagonia is in steep decline due to economic challenges and rural depopulation….
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The US is trying to kick-start a “nuclear energy renaissance”
Doing more with less? Although the Trump administration aims to accelerate nuclear energy through executive orders,…
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LIVE: Over 400,000 Hectares Burned in Spain’s 2025 Wildfire Crisis | Planet Pulse | N18G
Spain is reeling from one of its most catastrophic wildfire seasons on record. Fueled by Europe’s…
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GOP may finally succeed in unrelenting quest to kill two NASA climate satellites
Before satellite measurements, researchers relied on estimates and data from a smattering of air and ground-based…
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See Earth’s seasons in all their complexity in a new animated map
The annual clock of the seasons – winter, spring, summer, autumn – is often taken as…
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Why grow plants in space? They can improve how we produce food and medicine on Earth
Sometime in the 2040s, humans may well reach a new frontier – Mars. To get there,…
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Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australia’s ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes
Last week’s torrential rain disrupted several Sydney train lines, in what is becoming a familiar story…
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Peru’s Amazon under threat: Industry blamed for massive land loss
Peru, home to the second-largest Amazon region after Brazil, is facing a devastating environmental crisis. Illegal…
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Wildfires rage across Europe as heatwave fuels destruction
Wildfires are raging across southern Europe as a heatwave grips the continent, with several countries battling…
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Edinburgh Fringe Festival: Youth-led shows tackle teenage themes through dance
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is experiencing a surge in youth-led performances, with a 20% increase in…
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Marine climate interventions can have unintended consequences – we need to manage the risks
The pace of innovation is now outstripping the capacity to responsibly regulate, monitor and evaluate these…
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Natural Monopolies | Tariffs Reshaping Manufacturing, US Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers,…
This week, we go to US companies that are cutting costs and regaining control by reshoring…
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An underwater observatory keeping the pulse of the Southern Ocean for nearly 30 years yields fresh results
In a world affected by climate change, the Southern Ocean plays an outsized role. It absorbs…
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A warning from the future: the risk if NZ gets climate adaptation policy wrong today
By mid-morning, floodwaters had engulfed entire streets. Power was out. Roads were underwater. Emergency services responded…
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The southern hemisphere is full of birds found nowhere else on Earth. Their importance has been overlooked
The snow petrel, a strikingly white bird with black eyes and a black bill, is one…
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Ageing bridges around the world are at risk of collapse. But there’s a simple way to safeguard them
The Story Bridge, with its sweeping steel trusses and art deco towers, is a striking sight…
