Drop in much-needed sector to hit new house supply
A fall in apprentice number could negatively impact Brisbane housing supply. Picture: Zak Simmonds Australia is barrelling toward…
Starmer warns ‘consensus is gone’ on fighting climate change as leaders gather at COP30
Where do we stand on tackling climate change?published at 16:14 GMT 6 November 16:14 GMT 6 November Mark…
How we’re killing our internal ecosystem – and what we can do to reverse it | Environment
When people think about the biodiversity crisis, images of rainforests being bulldozed and species going extinct probably come…
We studied 217 tropical cyclones globally to see how people died. Our findings might surprise you
Tropical cyclones – also known as hurricanes, typhoons or storms, depending on their location and intensity – are…
Climate change impacts on ocean light in Arctic ecosystems
Varpe, Ø, Daase, M. & Kristiansen, T. A fish-eye view on the new Arctic lightscape. Ices J. Mar.…
Antarctica Glacier Lost Half Its Ice In Two Months
Hektoria glacier on Antarctica’s Eastern Peninsula. (Naomi Ochwat/CIRES) Antarctica’s Hektoria Glacier may be considered small, but the amount…
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
As world leaders gather in Brazil this year for Cop30 – the first Amazonian Cop – it’s worth…
Battlefields to wastelands: UN warns conflicts are destroying ecosystems worldwide
The impacts affect livelihoods, and fuel displacement as well as ongoing instability. Moreover, they can linger even after the fighting has ended. In Sierra Leone, for example, “when the guns fell…
Amazon lakes hit ‘unbearable’ hot-tub temperatures amid mass die-offs of pink river dolphins – study | Amazon rainforest
Amazonian lakes are being transformed into simmering basins hotter than spa baths as severe heatwaves and drought grip…
Plastics recycling is in trouble
Key Insights Many large consumer product companies are falling short of the plastics recycling targets they set…
‘At the mercy of nature’: how the Caribbean is dealing with the unprecedented Hurricane Melissa | Hurricane Melissa
It has been one week since Hurricane Melissa made landfall. The storm’s strength has been record-breaking. To better…
Space dust in the Arctic is helping scientists track the climate crisis
Interplanetary dust laced with helium-3 that has settled on the sea floor has provided climate scientists with an…