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Yes, the state of the environment is grim, but you can make a difference, right in your own neighbourhoood

Yes, the state of the environment is grim, but ...

The newly released State of the Environment report paints a predictably grim picture. Species are in decline, ecosystems are at breaking point, and threats abound. For many of us, it can feel...

Yes, the state of the environment is grim, but ...

The newly released State of the Environment report paints a predictably grim picture. Species are in decline, ecosystems are at breaking point, and threats abound. For many of us, it can feel...

Good news: highway underpasses for wildlife actually work

Good news: highway underpasses for wildlife act...

Australia’s wildlife is increasingly threatened with extinction. One key driver of this is habitat clearing and fragmentation. An associated factor is the expansion of our road network, particularly the upgrade...

Good news: highway underpasses for wildlife act...

Australia’s wildlife is increasingly threatened with extinction. One key driver of this is habitat clearing and fragmentation. An associated factor is the expansion of our road network, particularly the upgrade...

Stinky seaweed is clogging Caribbean beaches – but a New Zealand solution could turn it into green power and fertiliser

Stinky seaweed is clogging Caribbean beaches – ...

Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean for more than 10 years – but our research shows how we could clean up beaches and emissions at the same time, by turning what’s now...

Stinky seaweed is clogging Caribbean beaches – ...

Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean for more than 10 years – but our research shows how we could clean up beaches and emissions at the same time, by turning what’s now...

Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland shark to a featherless, seafaring cockatoo

Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland...

Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark” to a 190-year-old tortoise in the Seychelles. Two science studies published last week brings us...

Meet 5 remarkably old animals, from a Greenland...

Some animals can live to a startlingly old age, from the famous 392-year-old “Greenland shark” to a 190-year-old tortoise in the Seychelles. Two science studies published last week brings us...

Electricity from the cold ocean depths could one day power island states

Electricity from the cold ocean depths could on...

In the tropics, the deep sea is cold and the sea surface is very warm. That temperature difference can be harnessed and turned into electricity. If we can improve the...

Electricity from the cold ocean depths could on...

In the tropics, the deep sea is cold and the sea surface is very warm. That temperature difference can be harnessed and turned into electricity. If we can improve the...

Fennel looking a bit feeble? Growing enough veggies to feed yourself depends on these 3 things

Fennel looking a bit feeble? Growing enough veg...

Farming inside city boundaries is on the rise as countries become more urbanised and people seek to connect with the source of their food and improve their sustainability.

Fennel looking a bit feeble? Growing enough veg...

Farming inside city boundaries is on the rise as countries become more urbanised and people seek to connect with the source of their food and improve their sustainability.