Heatwave: think it's hot in Europe? The human body is already close to thermal limits elsewhere
Jul 26, 2019 09:01 am UTC| Nature
I am a scientist who researches climate hazards. This week I have published research on the potential for a catastrophic cyclone-heatwave combo in the global south. Yet over the past few days I have been approached by...
Shark Week looms, but don't panic
Jul 26, 2019 08:51 am UTC| Nature
Sharks elicit outsized fear, even though the risk of a shark bite is infinitesimally small. As a marine biologist and director of the Florida Program for Shark Research, I oversee the International Shark Attack File a...
Our cities need more trees, but some commonly planted ones won't survive climate change
Jul 26, 2019 08:45 am UTC| Nature
We need trees in our lives. This past summer, Adelaide experienced the hottest temperature ever recorded in an Australian state capital, hitting 46.6 degrees on January 24. Trees beautify otherwise grey cities and cool our...
Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia's coastal habitat
Jul 26, 2019 08:45 am UTC| Nature
If you think climate change is only gradually affecting our natural systems, think again. Our research, published yesterday in Frontiers in Marine Science, looked at the large-scale impacts of a series of extreme...
Cigarette butts are the forgotten plastic pollution – and they could be killing our plants
Jul 22, 2019 13:33 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Its amazing how quickly people have ditched plastic straws thanks to campaigns to discourage us from using such pointless plastic. Yet rarely do we hear about a much more common source of plastic pollution. Cigarette...
Indonesia's environment ministry fails to communicate risk of air pollution to Jakartans
Jul 22, 2019 13:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Indonesias Ministry of Environment and Forestry has failed to communicate the risk of air pollution in the capital, Jakarta, and surrounding areas. Data presented on the ministrys website shows Jakarta has good air...
It's Sarabi's pride, Mufasa just lives there: a biologist on The Lion King
Jul 22, 2019 13:23 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Last week saw the release of the rebooted The Lion King, an attempt to capitalise on the billion-dollar success of the 1994 original. With a star-studded cast, the reboot closely follows the plot of the first movie...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects