Country diary: My Black Friday? A night-time skulk in the woods | Environment
I used to regard November as the D month. Dank. Dismal. Dreary. Depressing. That is, until I discovered…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Nations Agree to Protections for Sharks
Governments at a wildlife trade conference have adopted greater protections for over 70 species of sharks and…
Green transition targets are not realistic – how to decarbonise at the right pace
While the UK needs to accelerate its energy transition, targets are being missed, projects run into delays, and…
Tehran Pollution Reaches ‘Alarming’ Level In Latest Environmental Crisis To Hit Iran
Air pollution has reached “alarming” levels in the Iranian capital, Tehran, leading authorities to close schools and universities…
Invisible barrier discovered in the ocean that jellyfish won’t cross
Life in the deep ocean often sorts into hidden zones shaped by temperature, salt, and moving water. Many…
‘Could help close the loop’
Researchers at Georgia Tech invented a process that uses physical impacts to decompose PET plastic instead of applying…
Melting polar ice supercharges ocean ‘stirring’, threatening marine climate
Polar sea ice is vanishing far faster than most people expected, and the change is not only visible…
Mass of bubbles near underwater volcano sparks ‘urgent’ warning to Australia
A stream of bubbles discovered seeping from an underwater volcano has sparked a worrying prediction. Scientists warn their…