The deep ocean’s protection against warming started to change in 2016. Nobody knows what happens now
Every version showed the freshening through 2015, then a sharp reversal to saltier, denser, deeper water…
-
-
Giant ice mountains on the other side of Earth once dictated Australia’s climate – new study
During the most recent ice age, much of North America disappeared beneath ice sheets several kilometres…
-
What two centuries of Perth storm records tell us about future climate risk
On the first day of winter, southwest Western Australia was pummelled by a damaging storm. The…
-
The latest world climate report is grim, but it’s not the end of the story
Oceans and ice The annual State of the Climate report, published today by the World Meteorological…
-
Microbes in Antarctica survive the freezing and dark winter by living on air
Winter in Antarctica is long and dark. Temperatures remain well below freezing. In many places, the…
-
Ancient African bedrock reveals the violent beginnings of life on our blue planet
You have probably seen the images of the surface of Mars, beamed back by NASA’s rovers….
-
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…
-
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…
-
AI heavyweights call for end to ‘superintelligence’ research
I have worked in AI for more than three decades, including with pioneers such as John…
-
An Australian chemist just won the Nobel prize. Here’s how his work is changing the world
The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded for the development of metal–organic frameworks: molecular…
-
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…
