Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
When a document is opened or a stored video is streamed, the main energy cost has…
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Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why
Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional A$9.5 million in funding to…
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LIVE: Greenland Seeks NATO’s Defence Amid Trump’s Military Intervention Threats | N18G
Greenland has thrust the Arctic into the centre of global geopolitics, rejecting renewed calls by US…
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When bushfires make their own weather
Bushfires are strongly driven by weather: hot, dry and windy conditions can combine to create the…
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Where will the next megafire break out? Climate change is making it tougher to predict
Parts of eastern Australia then rapidly cycled back into drought the following year. During this quick…
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‘This is our future,’ climate adviser warns as 2025 to break heat records
4 days ago Mark PoyntingClimate researcher EPA Rising temperatures in the UK will become “the new…
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Can Southeast Asia cope with record-breaking storms? | Inside Story
Southeast Asia is facing one of its worst storm seasons on record.Thousands of people have died…
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The ‘hobbits’ mysteriously disappeared 50,000 years ago. Our new study reveals what happened to their home
About 50,000 years ago, humanity lost one of its last surviving hominin cousins, Homo floresiensis (also…
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Rare set of varied factors triggered Black Death
Close-up of tree ring samples taken from the Pyrenees, showing the telltale “blue rings.” Credit: Ulf…
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Storms in the Southern Ocean are producing more rain – and the consequences could be global
If you ever find yourself on Macquarie Island – a narrow, wind-lashed ridge halfway between Tasmania…
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This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels
COP30 was the first climate summit without a US government delegation. At first, the absence came…
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What do we know about climate change? How do we know it? And where are we headed?
The 2025 United Nations Climate Change Conference (sometimes referred to as COP30) is taking place in…
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Google CEO: If an AI bubble pops, no one is getting out clean
Market concerns and Google’s position Alphabet’s recent market performance has been driven by investor confidence in…
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Finally, Indigenous peoples have an influential voice at COP30. They’re speaking loud and clear.
Since 2019, the UN’s Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform has expanded the Indigenous role in…
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View from The Hill: Conservative Liberals hold ‘power walk’ before delivering coup de grâce to net zero
Ley said the five-hour meeting had been “excellent”. It had been “terrific to hear from all…
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Brazil approves oil drilling near mouth of Amazon as climate leaders meet in Belem | DW News
California Governor Gavin Newsom has claimed that a US president from the Democratic Party would rejoin…
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We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you
To reduce the health impacts of tropical cyclones, health departments’ disaster planning must look beyond immediate…
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LIVE: Hurricane Melissa Kills Nearly 50 In Its Path; Jamaica, Cuba Evacuate Thousands | Planet Pulse
Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba and the Bahamas, killing dozens and forcing hundreds of…
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Whale and dolphin migrations are being disrupted by climate change
For millennia, some of the world’s largest filter-feeding whales, including humpbacks, fin whales, and blue whales,…
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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…
