THE CONVERSATION - AU - Environment - RNAnews

THE CONVERSATION - AU - Environment

Get set for more extreme weather across Australia this spring and summer

Get set for more extreme weather across Australia ...

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New plan shows Australia’s hydrogen dream is still alive. But are we betting on the right projects?

New plan shows Australia’s hydrogen dream is still...

1 day ago 32

Farm fences trouble turtles in search of water. Here’s how to help

Farm fences trouble turtles in search of water. He...

2 days ago 23

How the ‘rebound effect’ could eat away at the green gains from electric vehicles

How the ‘rebound effect’ could eat away at the gre...

2 days ago 21

Vital green spaces are disappearing in NZ cities – what can central and local government do?

Vital green spaces are disappearing in NZ cities –...

2 days ago 23

With a million home batteries, we could build far fewer power lines. We just need the right incentives

With a million home batteries, we could build far ...

3 days ago 23

Buried treasures: how seeds help us learn about fire in the Australian landscape

Buried treasures: how seeds help us learn about fi...

3 days ago 24

It’s a big deal if Australia and the Pacific are chosen to host UN climate talks. Here’s why

It’s a big deal if Australia and the Pacific are c...

3 days ago 31

Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put us on a dangerous climate path

Methane emissions are at new highs. It could put u...

4 days ago 27

We found one in six Australian reptile species traded as pets overseas, despite the export ban

We found one in six Australian reptile species tra...

4 days ago 30

Warm winters are waking snakes early. Here’s what that means for them and us

Warm winters are waking snakes early. Here’s what ...

4 days ago 24

What is 3-phase power? And how do I know if my house needs it?

What is 3-phase power? And how do I know if my hou...

5 days ago 24

Plot twist: how giving old graveyards new life as parks can improve our cities

Plot twist: how giving old graveyards new life as ...

5 days ago 32

Our cities are losing the small, colourful songbirds that give us the most joy

Our cities are losing the small, colourful songbir...

1 week ago 21

The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come – here’s why that still matters

The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening ...

1 week ago 38

Bunyip birds and brolgas: how can we better protect species important to Indigenous people?

Bunyip birds and brolgas: how can we better protec...

1 week ago 30

Australia has just been handed a map for getting to net zero. Here’s how it will guide us

Australia has just been handed a map for getting t...

1 week ago 33

Conservative governments protect more land while socialists and nationalists threaten more species

Conservative governments protect more land while s...

1 week ago 25

Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report maps out Australia’s path in more detail than ever before

Can we really reach net zero by 2050? A new report...

1 week ago 42

Dolphin friendly? New research shows vague environmental labelling is common on NZ seafood products

Dolphin friendly? New research shows vague environ...

1 week ago 32

For decades, we’ve been told 80% of the world’s biodiversity is found on Indigenous lands – but it’s wrong

For decades, we’ve been told 80% of the world’s bi...

1 week ago 40

Biochar doesn’t just store carbon – it stores water and boosts farmers’ drought resilience

Biochar doesn’t just store carbon – it stores wate...

1 week ago 28

If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, it must learn from Europe’s risky path

If Australia wants to fast-track 100% renewables, ...

1 week ago 29

Seeing is believing: your neighbour’s choice to go solar might have influenced you more than you think

Seeing is believing: your neighbour’s choice to go...

1 week ago 43

‘The pāua that clings to the sea’: a new species of abalone found only in waters off a remote NZ island chain

‘The pāua that clings to the sea’: a new species o...

1 week ago 44

Australia needs tradies and materials to build the power grid of the future. So where are they?

Australia needs tradies and materials to build the...

1 week ago 31

Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Here are 7 signs you might be at risk

Worried about your trees after the windstorms? Her...

1 week ago 22

‘It’s time to give up on normal’: what winter’s weird weather means for the warm months ahead

‘It’s time to give up on normal’: what winter’s we...

1 week ago 30

Wondering how to get from Brisbane to Melbourne without wrecking the climate? Our transport choices make a huge difference

Wondering how to get from Brisbane to Melbourne wi...

2 weeks ago 37

What if Big Oil championed – and profited from – the green transition? Here’s how it could work

What if Big Oil championed – and profited from – t...

2 weeks ago 40

Talk isn’t enough: Pacific nations say Australia must end new fossil fuel projects

Talk isn’t enough: Pacific nations say Australia m...

2 weeks ago 29

New research busts the myth that crossbred ‘designer dogs’ are healthier than pedigrees

New research busts the myth that crossbred ‘design...

2 weeks ago 25

Wondering what to make of warnings about our electricity system? The outlook is improving – but we’re not out of the woods

Wondering what to make of warnings about our elect...

2 weeks ago 31

How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes into buildings to net zero, we need radical change

How low can we go? To cut the carbon that goes int...

2 weeks ago 28

They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-larks and lapwings swoop in spring

They come from above: here’s why magpies, magpie-l...

2 weeks ago 35

Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far-reaching consequences for NZ fisheries and sea life

Ocean heat is changing marine food webs – with far...

2 weeks ago 35

Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threatened species if we give them more direction

Citizen scientists can help save Australia’s threa...

2 weeks ago 26

NZ energy crisis: electricity demand will jump as NZ decarbonises – can renewable generation keep up?

NZ energy crisis: electricity demand will jump as ...

2 weeks ago 32

Fish on Prozac: chemical residues in wastewater mess with bodies, behaviour and sperm

Fish on Prozac: chemical residues in wastewater me...

2 weeks ago 24

Does Australia face a gas shortage? No – just Victoria, where empty wells meet a lack of planning

Does Australia face a gas shortage? No – just Vict...

2 weeks ago 33

Wasps can be pests in NZ – but they have potential to be pest controllers too

Wasps can be pests in NZ – but they have potential...

2 weeks ago 29

NZ mistletoes are parasites but not villains – they’re vital for birds and insects during winter

NZ mistletoes are parasites but not villains – the...

2 weeks ago 31

Global population growth is now slowing rapidly. Will a falling population be better for the environment?

Global population growth is now slowing rapidly. W...

2 weeks ago 47

Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to find what works. These are the lessons for Australia

Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to fin...

2 weeks ago 26

Colourful fruit-like fungi and forests ‘haunted by species loss’ – how we resolved a 30-year evolutionary mystery

Colourful fruit-like fungi and forests ‘haunted by...

2 weeks ago 43

50 cents, 0 cents, 1 question: how much can fare cuts boost public transport use?

50 cents, 0 cents, 1 question: how much can fare c...

2 weeks ago 32

40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Australia is ridiculously hot right now

40°C in August? A climate expert explains why Aust...

2 weeks ago 49

‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our chance to save the Great Barrier Reef is fast closing

‘Humanity is failing’: official report warns our c...

3 weeks ago 38

Here’s why more Australian scientists should team up with authors on books about animals

Here’s why more Australian scientists should team ...

3 weeks ago 23

Investigation reveals global fisheries are in far worse shape than we thought – and many have already collapsed

Investigation reveals global fisheries are in far ...

3 weeks ago 36