This fire should prompt us - again - to consider the future role of liquid fuels in Australia.
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Plants can tune into the sound of water to direct their roots towards it, or release toxins to make themselves less palatable to browsing animals.
The first thing to know is that what’s accepted in your yellow-lidded kerbside bin depends on where you live.
Tiny seafloor creatures play a vital role in coastal ecosystems. New research suggests microplastics may now be interfering with that balance.
The loss of iconic Antarctic wildlife is no longer a future possibility. It is happening in real-time, while we watch.
The kungaka represents an ancient lineage from when Australia was wetter. Today, it survives in a sheltered desert gorge.
No new hornet nests have been found for weeks. But as the invasive species enters a key breeding phase, public vigilance could be key to eliminating the threat.
Tannin stains on concrete, cars and decks may be unsightly, but that doesn’t mean tannins are unimportant.
The oil shocks of the 1970s spurred marine energy innovation. Fifty years on, New Zealand still has vast untapped ocean power waiting to be harnessed.
Media reports have suggested a “super” El Niño is looming. The problem is, these autumn forecasts are notoriously unreliable.
Interest-free loans are hoped to expand NZ’s electric vehicle charging network. But without wider changes, EV uptake may remain slow and uneven.
The Strait of Hormuz bottleneck may be about to reopen – but damage to oil infrastructure will mean lingering pain in Australia – and worldwide.
Promoting fuel saving measures as vital to energy security would help frame the oil shock as a technical problem to be solved, not a political issue to be fought.
Over summer, several big jellyfish blooms were sighted in southern Australian waters. What might be behind these swarms?
The government’s response to the fuel crisis has been to reassure us normality will resume. Amid global uncertainty, that’s not enough.
For millions of Australians without off-street parking, charging is a obstacle to shifting to an electric vehicle. Kerbside chargers could help.
One of the most widespread types of forest in Australia’s high country is facing an existential threat. We need bold action before it is too late.
Council staff said human resources and time are essential, with one noting: ‘We have to go through a fair amount of information to explain how solar works.’
Nature and agriculture are often at odds. But an Australian study suggests farmers who plant more trees are better off – financially and environmentally.
There’s been a surge of interest in EVs as the oil crisis hits – and secondhand EVs are especially in demand
Without adequate fertiliser, crops such as wheat and barley produce lower yields with lower protein content.
Citizen science relies on people like you. Here are five projects where science lives beyond the lab.
New models show NZ’s heaviest rainfall is likely to grow more intense and frequent, with some regions facing twice as many extreme events by 2100.
Two million people drink water from the Waikato. But the river is degrading as pollution and invasive clams spread faster than monitoring protocols can detect.
After almost 60 years, scientists have been able to prove an influential theory that wet eucalypt forest regrowth is more fire prone.