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Whether people are hunters can have a big effect.
Young sharks are gathering at a popular beach. Here’s why we should skip our fear response and go for wonder – and protection
For two years, Australia had a carbon price. Now we have a shadow price which won’t be paid by any emitter.
Intense heat and no rain in southwest Western Australia are causing widespread tree and shrub die-offs.
New research shows carbon in soil minerals is much more important than anybody realised.
Weather forecasting is improving at a great rate, even though climate change could be making it tougher.
Proper biodiversity conservation requires long-term commitments to protect areas of land and water, as laid down in international guidelines.
What harm can a road do? Plenty. Once built, illegal roads let loggers, miners, poachers and landgrabbers into the jungle, and the felling begins.
Heat is surging in the world’s oceans. Climate change and El Niño explain part of it – but not all.
These chemicals are now found on almost every part of the planet, including in the bodies of a large percentage of the American public. An environmental health scientist explains the risks.
In 1898, a pioneering Antarctic expedition was stuck in sea ice for over a year. In 2024, that area is open water.
El Niño can direct more warm water to the base of West Antarctic ice shelves, accelerating melting and increasing global sea level.
The energy transition could be scuppered by community scepticism. Communities have to see the benefits.
AI needs careful monitoring and the right policies to ensure it can benefit the fight against climate change.
Since an eclipse only lasts a few minutes, you need more than just a handful of scientists running around collecting data on bird activity. That’s where a new app comes in.
Scientists Jan Zalasiewica and Erle Ellis on the recent decision to reject a proposal for a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Even with the best intentions, policies from different government departments can clash.
New research reveals our understanding of dust’s role in the environment is far from settled.
Bushwalkers with smartphones could help scientists track a fungus lethal to many of Australia’s most loved trees.
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