From water fleas to seed shrimp, Australia’s desert rock holes shelter unique animals found nowhere else. But as the climate warms, their homes are at risk.
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Chaucer and Shakespeare lived through periods of weird weather not unlike what we are seeing today. So what can we learn from their writing?
Extreme rain wasn’t the only cause of Sumatra’s deadly floods. Years of forest loss, eroded soils, and weakened watersheds turned a storm into a tragedy — one that could repeat.
Gas shortages loom as Bass Strait wells run dry and Queensland gas is sold overseas. A mandatory new reservation scheme is coming.
K'gari island is renowned for its natural beauty and unique lakes. But new research reveals there was a time when some evaporated. Could this happen again?
Africa’s drylands need support, but it shouldn’t overlook systems that people rely on.
Australia’s dietary guidelines will soon consider environmental impacts. We need locally relevant indicators to support more sustainable food production.
A new scientific technique can reveal if an animal has been taken from the wild, exposing the illegal wildlife trade.
After devastating fires in 1939, authorities began burning forests to reduce fuel load. But we now know this creates conditions for even worse fires.
The Moss Landing battery fire became an unintended experiment – showing how burning lithium-ion cells scattered nickel, cobalt and manganese over a protected marsh.
Iran’s sprawling cities and irrigated agriculture, along with tight market controls, have left the country vulnerable to drought. There are steps that would help.
Equatorial cyclones are rare. That’s one reason Cyclone Senyar has done so much damage in Indonesia and Malaysia.
The UN’s global climate summits have been accused of being slow, opaque and a magnet for fossil fuel lobbyists. A major overhaul is needed to make them relevant.
Could container ships ever go electric? The best option might be a fleet of attendant battery vessels to power these giants directly.
After years of failed attempts, Australia’s environmental laws are finally getting an overhaul. But will they stop the damage done to nature?
Saudi Arabia and Russia often veto COP agreements, but Colombia and The Netherlands are taking matters into their own hands.
In Ghana, the degradation of wetlands is widespread and many are in poor condition.
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But it’s possible to reverse this trend.
Australia’s renewable boom has created a new bottleneck: grid access. As new transmission line costs blow out amid protests, we need to optimise the build.
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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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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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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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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 in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation and Wildlife Management, University of Sydney
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Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Environment; Executive Director, Global Carbon Project, CSIRO
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne