We've got apps and radars – but can ants predict rain?
Sep 09, 2018 20:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Its often said that ants can predict impending rain and respond by changing their behaviour. Some people say that if you see ants building their mounds higher, or building them from different materials, this might...
Friday essay: the rise of the 'bin chicken', a totem for modern Australia
Sep 09, 2018 20:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
A t-shirt with an ibis motif. Courtesy Michelle Andersen In just a few decades, the Australian White Ibis (Threskiornis molucca) has made itself at home in many of Australias coastal and inland cities. And aside from...
Shark tourism can change your mind about these much-maligned predators
Sep 09, 2018 20:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Shark ecotourism can change peoples attitudes about sharks and make them more likely to support conservation projects even after allowing for the fact that ecotourists are more likely to be environmentally minded in the...
Reducing food waste can protect our health, as well as our planet's
Sep 04, 2018 13:35 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Globally, one-third of food produced for human consumption is wasted. Food waste costs Australia A$20 billion each year and is damaging our planets resources by contributing to climate change and inefficient land,...
Trans Mountain ruling: Victory for environmentalists, but a setback for action on climate change
Sep 02, 2018 22:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature Politics
The court ruling that has halted the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion has seismic implications to the Canadian socio-political and environmental landscape. One of the many potential implications of the courts decision...
New large shark species heading for the UK? It's good news, not cause for panic
Aug 28, 2018 16:04 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The climate is changing and so are our seas. Warming sea temperatures have resulted in British cod moving north, benefiting Iceland. The English Channel has warmed during the last half century and the grey Atlantic...
How Africa can up its game on water management for agriculture
Aug 28, 2018 16:03 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Global agriculture is facing unprecedented challenges. Its estimated that the worlds population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050 with an ever expanding middle class. Current food production levels will have to be increased...
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