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22 Jan 2021

ANU researchers hit new world record in solar cell efficiency.

A photograph of a dust storm in Kilgariff, Alice Springs.

18 Jan 2021

As a doctor working in the Northern Territory for the last 16 years “it is impossible not to see accelerating heat as the greatest problem Territorians face,”...

A woman in Bangladesh buys water, a new experience in previously water-abundant Bangladesh, where salt water intrusion is affecting water sources

18 Jan 2021

Water is everywhere in coastal Bangladesh, but is increasingly undrinkable as sea level rise caused by climate change is turning water sources saline.

A photograph of an orange and black butterfly landed on someone's hand.

17 Jan 2021

Apocalypse or revolution? Depending on the study making headlines, insect numbers around the world are either in dramatic freefall or simply an alarming state...

A photograph of a bushfire burning through tall grass.

16 Jan 2021

Victoria and NSW are still facing increasing bushfire risks this summer due to the growing likelihood of severe grass fires, despite recent wet weather and the...

15 Jan 2021

Researchers share in $4.5m funding for next-generation solar cell technology.

An up-close photograph of a moth, with a yellow body and red and yellow striped wings.

14 Jan 2021

Decline of insects is a catastrophic loss we can ill afford.

A photograph of a helicopter dropping water on a wildfire in Siberia

14 Jan 2021

Housebound by a pandemic, humanity slowed its emissions of greenhouse gases in 2020. But Earth paid little heed: Temperatures last year tied the modern record...

An aerial photograph of the main Wollemi Pine grove in the Wollemi Pine National Park, after the 2019-20 bushfires.

14 Jan 2021

Last summer's daring firefighting efforts to save the world's last stand of Wollemi pines prevented significant loss of the larger, mature trees but...

A photograph of solar panels in a field, with wind turbines in the distance.

13 Jan 2021

Analysing cases of successful societal shift points the way.

A photograph of Australian politician Craig Kelly.

13 Jan 2021

While scientists predict 2020 will be one of the hottest years on record, Australian politician Craig Kelly has posted data he claims show temperatures have in...

A photograph of a coal-fired power station under a hazy orange sky.

13 Jan 2021

Australian researchers who have conducted the first study looking at the direct health impacts of predicted carbon dioxide levels say the results are worrying...

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