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THE CONVERSATION - AU - Environment

If plastic manufacturing goes up 10%, plastic pollution goes up 10% – and we’re set for a huge surge in production

If plastic manufacturing goes up 10%, plastic poll...

10 hours ago 43

Sugar gums have a reputation as risky branch-droppers but they’re important to bees, parrots and possums

Sugar gums have a reputation as risky branch-dropp...

1 day ago 23

Our tall, wet forests were not open and park-like when colonists arrived – and we shouldn’t be burning them

Our tall, wet forests were not open and park-like ...

1 day ago 25

What kind of diner are you? 6 types of diners who avoid plant-based meat dishes

What kind of diner are you? 6 types of diners who ...

1 day ago 25

Climate change and human rights: how a landmark legal victory in Europe could affect NZ

Climate change and human rights: how a landmark le...

1 day ago 29

West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today

West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands ...

1 day ago 10

Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023

Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million he...

2 days ago 24

Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years

Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unb...

2 days ago 23

Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environmental research, policy and management should be too

Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environment...

2 days ago 24

More than coral: the unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef

More than coral: the unseen casualties of record-b...

3 days ago 17

Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers by 61% – but puzzling failures mean we can still do better

Restoring coastal habitat boosts wildlife numbers ...

5 days ago 44

It never rains but it pours: intense rain and flash floods have increased inland in eastern Australia

It never rains but it pours: intense rain and flas...

6 days ago 30

Things that go buzz in the night – our global study found there really are more insects out after dark

Things that go buzz in the night – our global stud...

6 days ago 27

Asbestos in playground mulch: how to avoid a repeat of this circular economy scandal

Asbestos in playground mulch: how to avoid a repea...

1 week ago 25

Could Albanese’s bet on homegrown green industries be the boost our regions deserve?

Could Albanese’s bet on homegrown green industries...

1 week ago 24

Why the kookaburra’s iconic laugh is at risk of being silenced

Why the kookaburra’s iconic laugh is at risk of be...

1 week ago 21

Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual

Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental law...

1 week ago 29

Global coral bleaching caused by global warming demands a global response

Global coral bleaching caused by global warming de...

1 week ago 17

Light pollution affects coastal ecosystems too – this underwater ‘canary’ is warning of the impacts

Light pollution affects coastal ecosystems too – t...

1 week ago 22

Water theft laws and penalties in the Murray-Darling Basin are a dog’s breakfast. Here’s how we can fix them

Water theft laws and penalties in the Murray-Darli...

1 week ago 18

Masses of scalloped hammerheads have returned to one of Australia’s busiest beaches. But we don’t need to panic

Masses of scalloped hammerheads have returned to o...

1 week ago 25

5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threatens NZ’s already fragile ecosystems

5 reasons why the Fast-track Approvals Bill threat...

1 week ago 25

Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife

Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, ...

1 week ago 21

Australia now has a $70 ‘shadow price’ on carbon emissions. Here’s why we won’t see a real price any time soon

Australia now has a $70 ‘shadow price’ on carbon e...

1 week ago 27

What if whales took us to court? A move to grant them legal personhood would include the right to sue

What if whales took us to court? A move to grant t...

1 week ago 49

The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia

The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in p...

1 week ago 33

Green economy summit: how can Australia get more from its relationship with Vietnam?

Green economy summit: how can Australia get more f...

1 week ago 26

Despite what you might hear, weather prediction is getting better, not worse

Despite what you might hear, weather prediction is...

1 week ago 22

Why an intention to conserve an area for only 25 years should not count for Australia’s target of protecting 30% of land

Why an intention to conserve an area for only 25 y...

2 weeks ago 32

Roads of destruction: we found vast numbers of illegal ‘ghost roads’ used to crack open pristine rainforest

Roads of destruction: we found vast numbers of ill...

2 weeks ago 39

The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records

The heat is on: what we know about why ocean tempe...

2 weeks ago 27

Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green

Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-remov...

2 weeks ago 33

The limits of ice: what a 19th century expedition trapped in sea ice for a year tells us about Antarctica’s future

The limits of ice: what a 19th century expedition ...

2 weeks ago 33

Flash droughts are becoming more common in Australia. What’s causing them?

Flash droughts are becoming more common in Austral...

2 weeks ago 29

Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarctica – and melt floating ice shelves from below

Heat from El Niño can warm oceans off West Antarct...

2 weeks ago 19

Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year – understanding how ocean warming is driving the loss is key

Antarctica’s sea ice hit another low this year – u...

2 weeks ago 33

We can’t eradicate deadly cane toads – but there’s a way to stop them killing wildlife

We can’t eradicate deadly cane toads – but there’s...

2 weeks ago 16

What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explains

What is a sinkhole? A geotechnical engineer explai...

2 weeks ago 23

The Southern Ocean has the cleanest air on Earth. We have just discovered why

The Southern Ocean has the cleanest air on Earth. ...

2 weeks ago 25

Why is Australia’s east coast copping all this rain right now? An atmospheric scientist explains

Why is Australia’s east coast copping all this rai...

2 weeks ago 26

Without community support, the green energy transition will fail. Here’s how to get communities on board

Without community support, the green energy transi...

2 weeks ago 38

Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes

Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for t...

3 weeks ago 23

Why artificial submarine curtains won’t save West Antarctica’s retreating glaciers

Why artificial submarine curtains won’t save West ...

3 weeks ago 18

A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research suggests it’s happened before – and we should expect it again

A 20-year ‘mega-drought’ in Australia? Research su...

3 weeks ago 46

Hundreds of animals were rescued after the Black Summer bushfires – but how many actually survived?

Hundreds of animals were rescued after the Black S...

3 weeks ago 23

Myrtle rust is lethal to Australian plants. Could citizen scientists help track its spread?

Myrtle rust is lethal to Australian plants. Could ...

3 weeks ago 21

Sex, birth and whalesong: life on the humpback highway

Sex, birth and whalesong: life on the humpback hig...

3 weeks ago 36

Could spending a billion dollars actually bring solar manufacturing back to Australia? It’s worth a shot

Could spending a billion dollars actually bring so...

4 weeks ago 27

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology – they bring economic benefits to fisheries and tourism

Marine protected areas safeguard more than ecology...

4 weeks ago 27

Coastal dunes are retreating as sea levels rise - our research reveals the accelerating rate of change

Coastal dunes are retreating as sea levels rise - ...

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