Tracks along coastline reveal ‘really big problem’ for threatened Aussie species
A line of tracks in the sand leading from the ocean to the dunes above has sparked a…
Insights into the occurrence, ecotoxicity, and biodegradation of perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid in the marine environment
Researchers from Ocean University of China have conducted a review entitled “Insights into the occurrence, ecotoxicity, and biodegradation of perfluorooctanoic…
Identifying global hotspots of agricultural expansion into non-forest ecosystems
Harris, N. L. et al. Global maps of twenty-first century forest carbon fluxes. Nat. Clim. Change 11, 234–240…
Lithuanian researchers convert textile waste into low-emission cement
Researchers at Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) in Lithuania are exploring how waste textiles can be converted into…
Tiwi Islanders tell of ‘pretty terrifying’ night as Tropical Cyclone Fina battered homes
While Darwin experienced the outer edge of Severe Tropical Cyclone Fina at the weekend, the eye of the…
Water Retention on Earth-Like Planets Around Variable Stars
What can star variability—changes in a star’s brightness over time—teach astronomers about exoplanet habitability? This is what a…
Carbon dioxide import plan could see Darwin become world’s climate pollution ‘dumping ground’, say activists
An ambitious plan for the Northern Territory to become one of the first places in the world to…
Gaia Constraints on a 10 Myr Nearby Supernova
What can an ancient supernova teach scientists about Earth and celestial objects? This is what a recently submitted…
Photographer Lyn Alcock captures wild antics of Dryandra’s numbat population over 20 years
After 20 years photographing the endangered marsupials of Dryandra Woodland in Western Australia’s South West, Lyn Alcock has…
Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades
Getty Reforms to Australia’s environment laws include a limit on the fast-tracking of coal and gas projects. Australia…
The 10 Most Expensive Space Missions Of All Time
Mikdam/Getty Images Space, or as many like to…
Nations Agree to Protections for Sharks
Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and…