Can osmotic power compete with solar and wind on cost and scale?
Each year, rivers pour some 37,000 cubic kilometers of fresh water into the oceans, releasing energy equivalent to…
As the Coalition shows its colours on nature, Labor faces a question: will it really protect Australia’s wildlife? | Adam Morton
In an age of monumental political shifts, the news that the Coalition doesn’t like, and very likely won’t…
One year after a historic dam removal, teens inspire river restoration worldwide: ‘It turns out you can win’ | California
Ruby Williams’s pink kayak pierced the fog shrouding the mouth of the Klamath River, and she paddled harder.…
14.5 million tons cleared for takeoff — U.S. greenlights “black energy” production to 2037
The U.S. Department of the Interior is in favor of “black energy” yet again, as per the decision…
Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’
Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the…
Millions of Buildings Threatened by Rising Seas This Century, Study Warns : ScienceAlert
Rising seas threaten millions of lives and livelihoods in coastal regions, along with untold swaths of vital infrastructure.…
Amsterdam 750th Anniversary Showcases Centuries of Climate Adaptation
On Amsterdam’s northern edge, a brand new island in the vast IJmeer lake is being readied for homebuilding.…
Scientists have puzzled over what happens to plastic as it breaks down in the ocean – our new study helps explain the mystery
Think of ocean plastic and you may picture bottles and bags bobbing on the waves, slowly drifting out…
Government gut our environmental regulations as extreme weather ravages Country
The disconnect between methane emissions and the reality of the climate change damage we are witnessing right now…
Marking 40 years since the historic handback of Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa
Forty years have passed since the Commonwealth government handed back the title deeds for Uluṟu-Kata Tjuṯa to traditional…
Leading conservationists just decided that genetically engineering wild animals is OK – sometimes. They’re right | Helen Pilcher
Do you think we should genetically modify wildlife? What if we could make seabirds resistant to the flu…
Storm Melissa on Track to Reach Category 4, Threatens Haiti, Jamaica
Intense rains from Tropical Storm Melissa have killed at least four people in the Caribbean as the storm…