Hundreds hospitalised in Japan heatwave ‘disaster’
TOKYO: More than 450 people received hospital treatment for heat-related issues in a single day in Tokyo –…
Global vessel carbon dioxide emission from navigable rivers
Raymond, P. A. et al. Global carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters. Nature 503, 355–359 (2013). Article CAS …
Amazon fires peaked during the 2024 drought. A year later, burned area hit its lowest level since records began in 1985
Amazon forest fires fell to all-time low in 2025 but could a super El Niño halt progress? Amazon…
NSW abalone industry faces coastline closure due to severe stock decline
Once the New South Wales South Coast was brimming with abalone, but today most of the populations are…
Tesla sets net-zero target for first time
Tesla has pledged to reach net zero by 2040, the first time the world’s most valuable automaker has…
Canberra has a new weekend market destination, and it’s decidedly French
Event founder Solveig Coulon-Legay is excited to be expanding Le Marché into Canberra. Photo: Le Marché markets. Popular…
Chemical recycling plants closing in EU and US | Business
The nascent chemical recycling industry – in which plastics are broken down into oils or constituent monomers to…
Scientists tied plastic bottles to fishing nets – and couldn’t believe what happened next…
Two studies tested the theory that attaching glass or plastic bottles to gillnets could prevent dolphins from getting…
France fires: More than 20,000 people evacuated from Bay of Arcachon as heatwaves sweep Europe
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Passenger Pigeon Extinction: In 1914, the passenger pigeon disappeared after once filling North American skies, becoming one of history’s greatest wildlife losses
There was a time when passenger pigeons were so numerous that their flocks darkened the skies for hours.…
An island in Chile covered its waters with floating solar panels and soon, thousands of salmon had turned them into their home
Offshore fish farming isn’t traditionally known for sustainability. The industry relies on burning a lot of diesel. One…
Chile: A rural Chile community struggling with drought restored its water supply by protecting a watershed, planting native trees and rebuilding the soil that holds rain
Rural community on Chile’s Chiloé Island restores its water supply. (Picture: Chile’s Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity) A…