Beyond yes or no: Why Indigenous consent to resource projects is so complex
The issue of whether Indigenous communities support or oppose energy or infrastructure projects is increasingly making headlines, both…
How Solar Panel Prices Fell 90 Percent In 15 Years
Solar power is far and away the world’s fastest-growing form of energy production, beating out every other form…
On the Great Barrier Reef, management by Traditional Owners is growing
Joint management of the Great Barrier Reef is changing, with Traditional Owners playing an increasing role in…
Science news: Earlier this year, 1,124 wind-turbine blades were sitting in a Wyoming landfill. Now, a Missouri cement plant has given 7,000 more a second life, offering a different ending for retired renewable-energy equipment
A wind turbine blade can spend decades fighting wind, rain and repeated stress hundreds of feet above the…
Parents thrilled to see Riverland’s ‘bike boys’ get off screens and on pushbikes
The term “bike gang” is usually associated with Harley-Davidson motorcycles, tattoos and rule-breakers, but some young boys in…
24 billion tonnes of groundwater are being lost every year across Asia’s high mountains; why the water crisis is far bigger than melting glaciers
Groundwater reserves beneath High Mountain Asia (HMA) often called the ‘Asian water tower’ are depleting at an alarming…
How ‘gentle power’ can preserve traditional biodiversity in Tokyo
In Japan, satoyama are rural landscapes with natural attributes that have also been shaped by centuries of…
Northern Lights Forecast: Aurora Could Be Visible From These Nine States Tonight
Topline The northern lights could be visible from some northern states along the U.S.-Canadian border on Tuesday night,…
A UK solar farm began generating electricity in 2013; 12 years later its biodiversity had risen 41 per cent | World News
Representative Image of a solar farm integrated with thriving wildlife habitats, vibrant flora, and diverse fauna (AI-generated image)…
The world’s biggest trees could hold the secret to coping with drought
Rising more than 70 metres above the rainforest canopy, a giant skyscraper of a tropical tree can seem…
Scientists discover a natural Arctic cloud factory missing from climate models
Scientists have identified a previously unknown natural process in the Arctic that can cause the number of cloud-forming…
‘Teeming with life’: Cook Islands officials enthuse over NOAA deep dive
A 26-day deep sea expedition in the Cook Islands by a United States scientific agency has uncovered new…