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19 May 2020
A new study by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shown for the first time the full extent of the areas burned by Victorian bushfires...
15 May 2020
Emissions from Australia's electricity sector have dropped markedly during the pandemic. But a recession could cloud the renewables outlook.
11 May 2020
Promises to keep the mouth of the Murray River open to the sea to meet salt removal and other environmental goals are impossible to achieve and will likely...
6 May 2020
Dr Lee White's research project has been named the 2020 winner of the Icon Water and ActewAGL Perpetual Endowment Fund.
5 May 2020
Logging of native forests increases the risk and severity of fire and likely had a profound effect on the recent, catastrophic Australian bushfires, according...
30 Apr 2020
As our climate changes, changes in temperature and rainfall and the increased likelihood of extreme weather events threaten to disrupt agricultural...
24 Apr 2020
With food security trending across social media sites, its important to take note of the blue-sky research being carried out in Australia to future-proof our...
15 Apr 2020
Health and environmental standards are at risk of manipulation by governments during the global coronavirus crisis, new research from The Australian National...
15 Apr 2020
Health and environmental standards are at risk of manipulation by governments during the global coronavirus crisis, new research from The ANU warns.
14 Apr 2020
When the boat finally passes into the One Tree Island lagoon, you breathe a sigh of relief. This tiny coral cay is where you will spend the next ten days.
13 Apr 2020
One Tree Island is located on the southern end of the Great Barrier Reef. The Reef – like all reefs across the globe – is severely threatened by the changing...
6 Apr 2020
Concrete contributes about eight percent of the world’s carbon footprint – around 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide – but research into a new type of concrete...