In 1898, a pioneering Antarctic expedition was stuck in sea ice for over a year. In 2024, that area is open water.
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El Niño can direct more warm water to the base of West Antarctic ice shelves, accelerating melting and increasing global sea level.
The energy transition could be scuppered by community scepticism. Communities have to see the benefits.
AI needs careful monitoring and the right policies to ensure it can benefit the fight against climate change.
Since an eclipse only lasts a few minutes, you need more than just a handful of scientists running around collecting data on bird activity. That’s where a new app comes in.
Scientists Jan Zalasiewica and Erle Ellis on the recent decision to reject a proposal for a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. Listen to The Conversation Weekly podcast.
Even with the best intentions, policies from different government departments can clash.
New research reveals our understanding of dust’s role in the environment is far from settled.
Bushwalkers with smartphones could help scientists track a fungus lethal to many of Australia’s most loved trees.
What would it mean to bring solar manufacturing back on shore in Australia?
We could make our hot cities cooler with white roofs and light roads. But progress has been glacially slow.
Our plant species are pickier about their preferred temperature range than you would expect. That means many will have to move south, seeking cooler climes.
Many measures commonly thought to reduce the toll of animals injured and killed on our roads aren’t effective. But there is evidence to support other solutions.
China’s two largest EV battery makers are pledging to slash the cost of their batteries this year. Behind the pledge is a cost war – and new battery chemistries.
We’ve known about dryland salinity for a century. But while we’ve made progress, the problem hasn’t yet been solved.
Mapping where water once flowed is important for managing flood risk today in Detroit and elsewhere.
Conditions deteriorated in 2023 but were stlil relatively good for ecosystems and agriculture. Unfortunately, the alarming decline of threatened species continued.
In the 19th century, the world ran on steam. In the 21st century, little has changed. Every thermal power plant still relies on steam as a final stage.
The UK’s Victorian-era sewer network is at breaking point.
We scanned the tree canopy with lasers and found birds much prefer the branches of big old trees.
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Research Fellow, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Distinguished Research Professor and Australian Laureate, James Cook University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Research Assistant, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW Sydney
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Agente de transfert de connaissances pour le Centre de recherche sur la boréalie (CREB), Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC)
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Visiting Scientist, United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS), United Nations University
