Fire risk to U.S. structures nearly triples by mid-century
In this study, we estimate spatial and temporal trends in fire risk to structures across the contiguous United…
Maternal mental health liveability shaped by composite residential environmental profiles
Kessler, R. C. et al. The epidemiology of major depressive disorder: results from the National Comorbidity Survey Replication…
Amazon carbon emissions driven by human actions amplified by droughts
Sites, air sampling and analysis Here, we report CO2 and CO measurement results from the four Amazonian aircraft…
Cane Toads Australia: In 1935, Australia released 2,400 cane toads to control crop-eating beetles today, an estimated 200 million invasive toads threaten 75 wildlife species, making it one of the country’s most notorious ecological disasters
Some solutions turn out to be far worse than the problem they were meant to fix, and Australia’s…
Environmental impacts, surveillance and mitigation of antimicrobial resistance
Bäumler, A. J. The coming microbial crisis: our antibiotic bubble is about to burst. Science 385, eads3473 (2024).…
Australia’s current wildfire crisis linked to colonial land-use change
Cunningham, C. X., Williamson, G. J. & Bowman, D. M. J. S. Increasing frequency and intensity of the…
Supply chain and environmental implications of waste-to-graphite
Global Critical Minerals Outlook 2024 https://www.iea.org/reports/global-critical-minerals-outlook-2024 (International Energy Agency, 2024). Bhattacharyya, S. et al. Graphite: the new critical…
Underwater umbrellas could protect coral reefs from heat damage | National
Karen Neely (left) and Kathryn Toth (right) work on a shade. (Arelys Chaparro via SWNS) By Stephen Beech…
Earlier and faster heatwave onset on land under a warming climate
Perkins-Kirkpatrick, S. E. & Lewis, S. C. Increasing trends in regional heatwaves. Nat. Commun. 11, 3357 (2020). Article …
Changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea-ice properties and processes
Maykut, G. A. Energy exchange over young sea ice in the central Arctic. J. Geophys. Res. Ocean. 83,…
In 1859, Victoria released 24 wild rabbits for hunting; 91 years later, Australia had 600 million, and the feral pests still caused A$200 million in damage |
A dark brown rabbit sitting in a grassy area in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. Credits – Wikimedia Commons…
Disturbance characteristics and forest properties regulate surface warming and recovery across Europe
Bonan, G. B. Forests and climate change: forcings, feedbacks, and the climate benefits of forests. Science 320, 1444–1449…