Recycling plastic bottles is good, but reusing them is better
Nov 05, 2019 02:25 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Last week Woolworths announced a new food delivery system, in collaboration with US company TerraCycle, that delivers grocery essentials in reusable packaging. The system, called Loop, lets shoppers buy products from...
Australia's only active volcanoes and a very expensive fish: the secrets of the Kerguelen Plateau
Nov 04, 2019 23:55 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Stretching towards Antarctica lies a hidden natural oasis - a massive underwater plateau created when continents split more than 100 million years ago. Straddling the Indian and Southern Oceans, the Kerguelen Plateau is...
Suburban change is transforming city life around the world
Oct 31, 2019 06:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
We are living on a suburban planet. While the majority of humans around the world now call some form of urban habitat their home, most of us live, work and play in environments that would not usually be recognized as the...
How to get fishers more involved in decisions that affect them
Oct 29, 2019 19:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
South Africas approach to managing its fishing industry is supposed to include all interested parties. Fishers and government should work together to make decisions. But this has proven to be easier said than done. The...
Most native bird species are losing their homes, even the ones you see every day
Oct 29, 2019 19:28 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Across parts of Australia, vast areas of native vegetation have been cleared and replaced by our cities, farms and infrastructure. When native vegetation is removed, the habitat and resources that it provides for native...
As the climate changes, architects and engineers need to design buildings differently
Oct 26, 2019 08:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
In the past seven years, four major disasters have caused serious disruptions in the Northeast and Midwest United States. Hurricane Sandy slammed into New York City in 2012, inflicting nearly US$11 billion in damage to...
Curious Kids: why is the sea salty?
Oct 12, 2019 09:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Why is the sea salty? Torben, aged nine, Sussex, UK. Two thirds of the Earths surface is covered in water, and 97% of that is salty seawater. Only 3% of our planets water is fresh, and 2% is trapped, frozen in ice...
The Alberta government is interfering in public sector bargaining on an unprecedented scale
Putin’s Russia: first arrests under new anti-LGBT laws mark new era of repression
Canada needs a national strategy for homeless refugee claimants