Huge wind project seeks federal green tick with novel storage plan
A huge Queensland wind farm that survived the state LNP government’s perilous project call-in process, and was awarded…
U.S. forecasts blizzard, polar vortex, heat dome and atmospheric river all at once
Nearly every part of the United States is getting walloped by wild weather or just about to be.…
Drought amplifies warming-induced soil carbon loss in a decade-long experiment
García-Palacios, P. et al. Evidence for large microbial-mediated losses of soil carbon under anthropogenic warming. Nat. Rev. Earth…
WA’s anti-fracking fight intensifies | The Saturday Paper
A Texan oil mogul’s plan to frack the Kimberley invokes “the end of my people, really”, says Bardi-Kija-Nyul…
Column | New tech helps us hear these nature sounds beyond normal human range
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How sewage treatment plants could handle food waste, sparing landfills and the climate
Every day, food scraps disappear into trash bags, are hauled away and forgotten. But that waste could be…
Earth’s days are getting longer. Climate change is to blame
March 13, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Earth’s spin is slowing at an unprecedented…
NZ has lined up with ‘MAGA US states’ on oil, former Marsden Point boss says
The Marsden Point refinery Photo: LDR / Northern Advocate / Michael Cunningham A former refinery manager at Marsden…
How a tropical city found itself on water restrictions at the height of the wet season
In Australia’s northern capital, on a day when the city was being hammered by heavy tropical downpours, an…
The 25 Happiest Cities in the US in 2026, Ranked
Money doesn’t buy happiness, but some of it could help you afford a happy community. A recent WalletHub…
More than 2,500 invasive species are poised to conquer the Arctic as the ice disappears
A new Arctic-wide analysis has identified thousands of plant species from outside the region that could survive in…
Drought and floods create perfect storm for feral goats, pigs and camels to take over South Australia
Amid some of the driest conditions in its history, Quondong Station’s valuable water and feed are sustaining not…