The bitter lesson of the Californian fires
Nov 14, 2018 11:50 am UTC| Nature
California is burning, again. Dozens of peoples have been killed and thousands of buildings destroyed in several fires, the most destructive in the states history. The California fires are just the most recent in a...
Sticker shock: Conservation costs and policy complications
Nov 14, 2018 11:45 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Earlier this year, a heartbreaking drama played out near Vancouver Island. An endangered orca named J35 carried her dead calf for weeks in an apparent mourning ritual captivating onlookers around the world. But lurking...
Will the arrival of El Niño mean fewer mosquitoes this summer?
Nov 08, 2018 17:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Once the warm weather arrives, you know mosquitoes wont be far behind. Spring heatwaves associated with the impending arrival of El Niño to the east coast of Australia may mean well get an early taste of summer, but...
South Africa investigates sterilising mosquitoes in anti-malaria drive
Nov 08, 2018 16:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
South Africa is one of four southern African countries aiming to eliminate malaria transmission by 2023. Indoor residual spraying using DDT and pyrethroid insecticides constitutes the backbone of South Africas malaria...
Wind turbines aren't quite 'apex predators', but the truth is far more interesting
Nov 08, 2018 16:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Wind turbines are, it appears, everywhere. Even if you cant see some on the horizon on your way into work every day, it is hard to miss the continual news coverage of new developments. Clearly, efforts to move away from...
Borneo cave discovery: is the world's oldest rock art in Southeast Asia?
Nov 08, 2018 16:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Cave paintings in remote mountains in Borneo have been dated to at least 40,000 years ago much earlier than first thought according to a study published today in Nature. These artworks include a painting of what seems...
Venice has flooded, but other cities are in much greater danger
Nov 04, 2018 15:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Venice has flooded. But while worry about the worst floods in a decade and warnings about the impacts of climate change and sea level rise dominate most of the media coverage, theres a more complex story to be told. In...
‘We have thousands of Modis’: the secret behind the BJP’s enduring success in India