Deen Maar Island fur seal population plummets as pollution affects pups
A remote island off Victoria’s south-west coast, Deen Maar, was once home to Australia’s largest fur seal colony.…
Plastics contamination an ‘overlooked’ concern in food waste schemes, experts say | Food waste
Plastic contamination should be a central concern in efforts to deal with food waste, which campaigners call one…
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis | Oil
Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as…
‘List of doom’: Hundreds of species facing heightened bird flu risk in Australia
One in five Australian birds and mammals are facing a “high to extreme risk” from the escalating bird…
The Mediterranean’s own odyssey: An ecological treasure feels the strain
Since Homer’s day, the Mediterranean has been much more than a beautiful body of water, where Odysseus journeyed…
Amazon sued over ‘dolphin safe’ and ‘sustainable’ seafood labels as consumers challenge how products are marketed
Amazon is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from consumers who say the company misled shoppers about the environmental…
In 1982, an Arizona couple began building what became about 20,000 small rock dams across their desert ranch; one study found stream water increased 28% and flowed four weeks longer | World News
One rock at a time: how a simple structure changed a desert streambed (representative image). Image Credits: ChatGPT…
In 1969, an Australian pilot leased a coral island left barren by guano mining; he flew in water and native trees, his plantings began a 50-year ecological recovery | World News
Aerial view of Lady Elliot Island. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons. In 1969, when pilot Don Adams set foot…
The 24 hours that could change Canada’s economic trajectory
Open this photo in gallery: The inaugural Canada Investment Summit, co-hosted by Mark Carney, is on track to…
What Happens When the World is on Fire
Between drought, heat, and wildfire, much of the world is summering in record-breaking territory. The U.K., its iconic…
Discover La Vendee, the quiet French region Parisians kept for themselves
This corner of France has stayed off the radar and that’s because natives (in particular, the Parisians) have…
Scientists found over 200,000 barrels of leaking radioactive waste
Scientists exploring the Northeast Atlantic have directly observed heavily corroded barrels of radioactive waste. Some are in bad…