Published in 1962, ‘Silent Spring’ called attention to collateral damage from widespread use of synthetic pesticides. Many problems the book anticipated persist today in new forms.
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The herbicide revolution reduces the availability of edible weeds, which may undermine food and nutrition security.
Farmers are stuck in a chemical war against weeds, which have developed resistance to many widely used herbicides. Seed companies’ answer – using more varied herbicides – is causing new problems.
Taking lessons from the past could help enrich our diets for little cost
Spring has settled in and fruit is starting to ripen. Read this before you start helping yourself to the edible plants growing in your neighbourhood.
Not all Australian native species belong in all Australian environments. In fact, many Australian plant species have become pests in places far from their original homes. Could some be in your garden?
Roundup may be taking a beating in the US, where three juries have concluded that it gave plaintiffs cancer, but it’s still widely used around the globe.
For temperature-sensitive animals, the dense, leafy canopy of willow trees may make them the lesser of two evils in a warming climate.
Invasive species have been invading foreign territories for centuries. By quantifying the mammoth economic impacts, we hope political leaders will start to take notice.
I collected data about my neighbourhood sulphur-crested cockatoos while stuck home in Melbourne’s lockdown. I learned that each bird can eat 200 onion grass plants per hour.
Our study is the first to research the impact of online misinformation on biological invasions.
Silky oaks, or Grevillea robusta, are in bloom. These hardy, attractive trees light up the sky in late spring – but handle with care.
The COVID-19 pandemic has boosted interest in home gardening. Three scientists who garden explain some basic methods for controlling common insects and microbes that can spoil your crop.
Restoring former prairies that have been plowed under for farming delivers land, wildlife and climate benefits. But a new study finds that the weather plays a surprising role.
New Zealand is pumping millions of dollars into environment projects as part of its COVID-19 recovery. Australia’s recovery plan seems more destructive than reconstructive.
Weeds can play an important role supporting ecosystem recovery after fire.
By all means, rescue an injured koala. But by pulling out weeds after the fires, you could also help rescue a whole ecosystem.
Weeds are serious problems on sports fields, parks and other sites covered with turfgrass. A new strategy uses mechanical force to kill them instead of chemical herbicides.
Lake Tana in Ethiopia has been massively affected by the invasive weed, water hyacinth. Control methods are available but there are challenges.
Biological control is the best way to combat aquatic weeds in African water.
Top contributors
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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Senior Research Associate in Entomology, Lancaster University
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Research Fellow in Plant Ecology, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Griffith University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Mycology, West Virginia University
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Entomology and Biological Control, Rhodes University
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Professor in Geography, University of Wollongong
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Catedrático de Botánica Agrícola y Malherbología, Universitat de Lleida
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Investigadora posdoctoral Beatriu de Pinos en Malherbologia, Universitat de Lleida
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University of Natural Resources and Life Science (BOKU)
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Principal Research Scientist in Ecosystem Ecology, CSIRO
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Professor in Evolutionary Biology, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Newcastle
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PhD student at Griffith University, Griffith University