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Apartments built to today’s standards could be too hot for future comfort for about four weeks a year in Redfern and more than seven weeks in Penrith.
A hotter, drier and more fire-prone future is putting these unique trees at risk.
Rice is life for billions of people. But this grain crop depends heavily on irrigation – and the looming El Niño is likely to bring dry conditions.
After a dismal start to the ski season, abnormally warm conditions in Australia are likely to continue for the coming weeks.
Many of Australia’s shimmering seaweed forests are disappearing as the oceans get hotter. It’s time for an insurance policy.
When trust in institutions is weak, emergency warnings can become entangled with narratives about government competency and bureaucratic overreach.
In 2022-23, a vast plume of floodwater from the Murray River delivered thousands of tonnes of organic material to the ocean – and a feeding bonanza began.
Domestic pet owners, particularly those with chicken flocks, should be on alert for signs of this highly infectious virus.
A climate expert unpacks the potential causes and risks of extreme heat.
Using sophisticated genetic technology and 100-year-old museum specimens, we uncovered a new planigale species.
Australia’s weather extremes are increasingly arriving back-to-back in a ‘weather whiplash’.
Climate change is disproportionately affecting remote First Nations communities – as three experts explain.
The arrival of the H5N1 strain may threaten our most vulnerable species.
There’s no economic or environmental case for native logging. Yet taxpayer money is still being used to support it.
Paraquat is banned in dozens of countries – but this cheap imported herbicide is everywhere in Australia.
This historic case could establish a legal link between human rights and fossil fuel exports.
The far-flung nations of the Pacific face a common challenge this year: spiking prices of fuel and food.
An ecologist explains how Australia can curb the spread of the H5N1 strain.
This is not the moment to call defeat. There is a chance we can stop this infectious virus, this time at least.
Marine species are increasingly battling intense storms and heatwaves – four experts explain why this matters.
The science is clear: burning forest material for energy produces lots of carbon emissions.
Mice numbers are likely to drop as winter sets in – an expert explains.
Energy security has been front of mind for Asia-Pacific leaders this year. Australia could play a key role in assuring supply of both gas and clean exports.
Nowhere is safe from forever chemical pollution – not even the middle of the ocean. PFAS levels are on the rise in the world’s whales and dolphins.