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If a whale comes across a patch of kelp, it may well start playing with it. This practice may also be useful to rid whales of unwanted passengers.
One of the most popular species of fish found in tropical marine aquariums is the common clownfish (Amphiprion ocellaris).
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New research reveals the environmental impact of keeping tropical fish as household pets – but there are ways to reduce it.
Child coal miners, Pennsylvania, 1911.
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You might look at the task ahead of weaning ourselves off fossil fuels and despair. But we’ve changed energy sources many times before – and it’s never a straightforward process.
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Nature positive is the new rallying cry to reverse environmental decline. But it could easily become greenwash – if we’re not careful.
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We’ve wasted a lot of time delaying climate action. As the damage becomes ever clearer, it’s time to accelerate the transition.
Teamwork is a common theme among the growing number of board games that deal with climate change.
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While most board games are designed for one person to win, climate change games are about saving the world.
Yam daisies on the left, cattle on the right.
Cutting out the cattle, Kangatong/Eugene Von Guerard, 1856
Newcomers in Australia found and took rich pastures made by Aboriginal fire. Without fire, pastures would revert to forest or scrub.
The yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes) is a notorious invasive ant species.
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Invasive ants are a major threat to biodiversity, according to a study.
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We’ve become so good at using the Earth’s resources we’re endangering the systems we rely on.
It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by climate change.
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A therapist shares advice for harnessing your stress over climate change and other environmental harms and putting it to work.
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The northern summer was marked by intense fires and heat. Now it’s our turn to face the heat.
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Many researchers are exploring high-tech ways to help reefs survive the climate crisis. But low-tech solutions like manually pulling out seaweed have a place too.
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Australia has almost 1.8 million farm dams – and some are home to threatened frog species
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July was the hottest month on record – and took us past 1.5 degrees. But one month isn’t the same as failing to meet our Paris Agreement goals
A car washed out to sea by floods in Greece.
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We all know climate change makes extreme weather more likely. But it’s also loading the dice for quick-forming drought, sudden and intense rainfall and fast-forming tropical storms.
People’s perceptions of the threat of climate change vary according to where they live.
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People living in rural areas perceive the threat of climate change to be lower than people in cities.
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Most fire climate regimes in Australia shifted abruptly around the year 2000 – greatly increasing fire risk.
Nanoparticles are a thousand times smaller than a human hair.
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Nanoparticles have contributed to profound medical advances like the COVID-19 vaccine, but without oversight, they pose ethical and environmental issues.
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Our research has found 30,000 farm dams which could be used as energy storage. Solar by day, hydro by night.
Coral reefs are home to rich biodiversity, but that’s not their only value.
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Coral has been incorporated into traditions, art and even religion in communities around the world.