The path to net-zero emissions must include divestment, decolonization and resistance
Dec 11, 2019 03:59 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
We are in the midst of a global environmental crisis and the sense of urgency becomes ever more evident with each additional story of climate disasters, ecological tipping points and climate records being shattered...
Climate explained: seven reasons to be wary of waste-to-energy proposals
Dec 11, 2019 03:57 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Climate Explained is a collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre to answer your questions about climate change. If you have a question youd like an expert to answer, please...
As heat strikes, here's one way to help fight disease-carrying and nuisance mosquitoes
Dec 11, 2019 03:56 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Mosquito-borne disease is a concern for health authorities around Australia. Each year, thousands fall ill to Ross River virus disease caused by mosquito bites. Tracking mosquito populations can help us respond to these...
How to design a forest fit to heal the planet
Dec 10, 2019 05:22 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Reforestation has enormous potential as a cheap and natural way of sucking heat-absorbing carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and restoring the degraded natural world, while supporting local livelihoods at the same time....
Flash flooding is a serious threat in the UK – here's how scientists are tackling its prediction
Dec 09, 2019 04:46 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Its becoming a familiar scene on the news: sodden British people wading through streets up to their knees in flood water. From Stirling to Sheffield, many parts of the UK in 2019 felt the impact of severe surface water...
The digital economy's environmental footprint is threatening the planet
Dec 09, 2019 04:40 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Nature
Modern society has given significant attention to the promises of the digital economy over the past decade. But it has given little attention to its negative environmental footprint. Our smartphones rely on rare earth...
Invasive grasses are fueling wildfires across the US
Dec 04, 2019 12:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The Santa Ana winds that help drive fall and winter wildfires in California have died down, providing welcome relief for residents. But other ecological factors contribute to fires in ways that scientists are still...
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’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects