Carp is a prized table fish in Europe but despised in Australia. How did we get here?
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Oil isn’t a normal commodity – it shapes politics around the world.
People can retreat indoors from extreme weather, but crops can’t. Farmers are increasingly looking at nets, misters, polytunnels and greenhouses to protect crops.
New research reveals that the adverse environmental and health impacts of atmospheric dust in the world’s rapidly growing megacities deserve far more attention.
Australia hosts hundreds of live performance events each year, drawing about 14 million concertgoers – and their environmental footprints.
Survivor accounts reveal how quickly evacuation routes become fatal, and why the danger of getting behind the wheel is often underestimated.
Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards are already working to cut emissions – but the real story is behind the scenes.
Behind the long-term climate projections that affect our lives sits one of the most remarkable scientific achievements of the modern era.
Rivers support billions of people but are among the least protected parts of nature. A major review shows what needs to be done as climate change accelerates.
Small streams are vital for nature and river flows, yet largely overlooked Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin plan.
Just 15% of Europe’s plastic waste gets recycled, but we can do better.
Policy frameworks shaping farming in the EU and beyond are suffering from funding misalignment and fragmented priorities, resulting in ineffective global climate efforts.
From the last thylacine to Mollie the drinking, smoking orangutan, little Punch the monkey is the latest in a long line of lonely zoo animals.
When feral cats are scarce, potoroos and bandicoots forage more freely, altering their behaviour and chances of survival.
Last year, intense rains saw Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre close to full. As Central Australia braces for floods, the salt lake could fill again.
Fast-flowing jetstream air currents have shifted further southwards, dragging rain-bearing weather away from Australia.
Big batteries used in electric vehicles and grid storage have long relied on metals with tarnished supply chains. But this is changing.
An avalanche during a storm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.
New research found this approach meant an increase in spawning fish. This is good news for fishers.
The initiatives put in place by the organizers for the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics are an encouraging first step, but they remain insufficient.
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia
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Distinguished Professor of Ecology, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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University Fellow in Biodiversity, Charles Darwin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Conservation and Wildlife Management, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne