Myths about plastic pollution are leading to public confusion: here's why
Nov 21, 2023 04:03 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Does the prediction that there could be more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050 concern you? How about reports that we eat a credit cards worth of plastic per week? These are some of the facts about plastic that are...
Nov 19, 2023 06:02 am UTC| Nature
The idea that we can mitigate current carbon emissions by offsetting them with carbon reduction initiatives elsewhere has become central to government and business responses to climate change. But its an idea we need to...
Giant eagles and scavenging vultures shared the skies of ancient Australia
Nov 19, 2023 05:53 am UTC| Nature
Today, Australia is home to 17 species of hawks and eagles. But the fossil record shows some other, rather special raptors were present in the relatively recent past. Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was home...
Let coastlines be coastlines: How nature-based approaches can protect Canada's coasts
Nov 19, 2023 05:51 am UTC| Nature
Along Canadian coasts, storm surges and flooding have gone from breaking news to seasonal norms. Phenomena Canadians have historically thought of as freak natural disasters are becoming regular predictable...
Nov 15, 2023 01:48 am UTC| Nature
PFAS, the forever chemicals that have been raising health concerns across the country, are not just a problem in drinking water. As these chemicals leach out of failing septic systems and landfills and wash off airport...
This is the hottest autumn on record – and it's impacting the climate system and human society
Nov 15, 2023 01:47 am UTC| Nature
We are still getting used to a new normal of devastating summer heatwaves. But the effects of a warming climate are being felt throughout the year, and recent autumn months have been further off the charts than ever. In...
Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption – what we know so far
Nov 15, 2023 01:43 am UTC| Nature
The Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland trembled with an intense swarm of earthquakes on the afternoon of Friday November 10. Hundreds of quakes were detected on the regional networks of seismometers and several were...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects