The government’s response to the fuel crisis has been to reassure us normality will resume. Amid global uncertainty, that’s not enough.
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One of the most widespread types of forest in Australia’s high country is facing an existential threat. We need bold action before it is too late.
Nature and agriculture are often at odds. But an Australian study suggests farmers who plant more trees are better off – financially and environmentally.
A new study reveals how the lake bed’s toxic dust impairs lung development in children living nearby.
There’s been a surge of interest in EVs as the oil crisis hits – and secondhand EVs are especially in demand
Without adequate fertiliser, crops such as wheat and barley produce lower yields with lower protein content.
Citizen science relies on people like you. Here are five projects where science lives beyond the lab.
After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.
Streamflows the West relies on for drinking water and farms used to follow a fairly predictable arc as winter snow melted. Rising temperatures are changing that.
Australia isn’t about to run out of fuel. But disruptions caused by tightening supply are cascading. It’s time to plan to reduce dependence on foreign fuel.
A University of Pittsburgh researcher is studying why Pennsylvania residents who regularly encounter ticks still underestimate their risk of Lyme disease.
Citizens have contributed to science in Australia for many decades – and the field is now undergoing rapid growth
The podcast was created in partnership with UFPA to showcase what scientists in Brazil and Australia are doing to mitigate the impacts of climate change
The committee voted to exempt some oil and gas operations from the Endangered Species Act in the name of national security.
With Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas changed the face of science and opened the world’s eyes to how similar humans are to orangutans and other primates.
Media rituals based on reporting numbers and trends help us talk about complex issues using simple measures of progress or decline.
Tiny particles from certain lab gloves look like microplastics, and they can contaminate samples, new study finds.
The 2026 water year has been anything but ordinary. In fact, its snow drought has few parallels in recent history.
Feeling part of something larger than yourself may make it easier to cope with stress and uncertainty.
Disinformation is everywhere: AI-based material was even used to generate some of false claims in submissions to the inquiry into misinformation.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW