Two big factors influence the length of the allergy season and how bad people’s allergies will be, and both are expanding.
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Who makes the best case?
Birds have dialects too.
Do the birds singing in your garden or local park remind you of a musician?
Hay fever affects roughly one in four UK adults.
Groundhogs predict spring with the same accuracy as flipping a coin. But they’re vital to their ecosystems, feasting through summer to store enough fat to last through their winter hibernation.
Listening to bird songs and calls can help identify species and connect with the sounds of nature. An ornithologist provides tips and tricks to bird by ear.
It makes great sense many plants flower when the insects and birds so vital to their reproductive success are also getting busier (and getting busy).
Cool autumns and dry springs could help earwig populations recover.
What do the next few months hold, weather-wise? For clues, we can look to the oceans around Australia.
‘April showers’ were few and far between in 2025.
From sending more pollen airborne to breaking up pollen grains, which lets them penetrate deeper into your lungs, the wind is not the allergy sufferer’s friend.
Waking up early may help you to adjust faster though.
Why waiting for spring can make resolutions stick.
Gelato is the Italian word for any type of ice cream. But in Australia, gelato refers to the frozen dessert of Italian origin. No wonder it’s confusing.
Here’s how the symptoms differ – and what to do about them.
Australia is facing climate hazards on all fronts this spring and summer. Climate scientist Andrew King walks us through the Bureau of Meteorology’s new national outlook.
In variable environments, like temperate woodlands, species are not equally at risk.
This episode explores how colonial history has affected what we plant and who gets to garden. We also discuss practical gardening tips with an eye to Indigenous knowledge.
Foxtails can hook onto your pet’s skin and may cause redness, swelling and infection.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Respiratory Allergy Stream Co-chair, National Allergy Centre of Excellence; Professor and Head, Allergy Research Group, Queensland University of Technology
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Founder of Msit No’kmaq
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PhD Candidate, Social Justice Education, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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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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Principal Lecturer in Wildlife Conservation, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor of Biology, Boston University
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Ph.D. Candidate, School of Environment and Forest Sciences, University of Washington
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Professor of Physical Geography, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Botany, Edge Hill University
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Research professor, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Senior Lecturer in Physics, Nottingham Trent University
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Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology
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Psychologist and Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Medicine, Monash University