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A new survey has revealed an alarming deterioration in the health of the River Thames ecosystem – but some of the recorded changes may be the result of a cleaner river.
There are fears the Northern Territory government will allow gas and other industries to extract substantially more water from the environment than is currently allowed.
Dams prevent platypus movements, which restricts the exchange of genes essential to maintaining healthy populations.
Extreme weather is set to dominate our future – can collecting rainwater reduce the threat posed by both drought and flooding?
Proper dam management can help check flooding in Nigeria.
Worsening droughts and flooding likely threaten the future of cotton farming – by far the most important crop in the basin.
The United States Geological Survey has a vast collection of satellite images capturing breathtaking geological features of our planet. As a geologist, I’ve picked eight of the most fascinating.
Lake Eyre Basin contains one of the few pristine river systems left in the world. But new research shows oil and gas activity is extending its tentacles into these fragile environments.
The role of beavers in safeguarding against our heating climate has become an interesting point of discussion. But just how important remains subject to debate.
The Supreme Court opens its 2022-2023 session with a high-profile case that has major implications for both wildlife and landowners.
Water companies recently released raw sewage near more than 100 beaches across Britain.
The world’s great rivers are see-sawing from trickles to floods.
The UK is no stranger to drought – especially southern England.
Rising concern about possible environmental damage from the active ingredients in sunscreens could have ripple effects on public health if it causes people to use less of them.
Approximately 8,000 merchant vessels travel the St. Lawrence each year. Its ports have become the catalysts that link trade, development and industrial innovation.
Federal Labor has pledged to deliver the Murray Darling Basin Plan. But a new report casts serious doubt on that promise.
Migratory fish populations have collapsed worldwide in the last 50 years.
Giving rivers rights would enable custodians to perform legal acts on the river’s behalf.
Zebra and quagga mussels entered the Great Lakes in large ships’ ballast water. Now, local boaters and anglers are spreading them into the southern and western US.
Top contributors
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Sêr Cymru Research Fellow in Environmental Sciences, Swansea University
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Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Associate professor in ecology, Charles Sturt University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Research fellow, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of River Science and Climate Resilience, University of Salford
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Honorary Research Fellow in Hydromorphology, University of Salford
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Executive Director and Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Gulbali Institute (Agriculture, Water and Environment), Charles Sturt University, Charles Sturt University
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Professor Emeritus of Geography, Louisiana State University
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Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University
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Associate professor, University of Canberra
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Associate professor, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
