Responding Lombok and Donggala-Palu earthquakes: Lessons from public initiatives in Semarang

Oct 04, 2018 14:20 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Situated in the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia is prone to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and floods. But despite being constantly at risk of various catastrophic natural events, Indonesias disaster management...

'Missing emissions' aren't counted as pollution but could help kill you

Sep 30, 2018 22:22 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Exposure to air pollution has a staggering effect on human health. It is thought to cause around 7m premature deaths each year worldwide, with around 40,000 occurring in Britain. These premature deaths can occur through...

Will 2018 be the year of climate action? Victorian London's 'Great Stink' sewer crisis might tell us

Sep 30, 2018 22:12 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

In the late 19th century, the irrepressible Mark Twain is reputed to have said in a speech: Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it. Hes said to have borrowed that quote from a friend,...

'The worst kind of pain you can imagine' – what it's like to be stung by a stinging tree

Sep 30, 2018 21:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Stinging trees grow in rainforests throughout Queensland and northern NSW. The most commonly known (and most painful) species is Dendrocnide moroides (Family Urticaceae), first named gympie bush by gold miners near the...

Killer whales: why more than half world's orcas are threatened by leftover industrial chemicals

Sep 28, 2018 08:51 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

More than half of the worlds killer whales are threatened by a group of toxic industrial chemicals that accumulate in their blubber and can be passed on from mother to calf. Thats according to a new study led by scientists...

Community lessons on how humans and wildlife can co-exist

Sep 27, 2018 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

A huge challenge in some of Africas animal-rich countries is human-wildlife conflict when wildlife negatively affects peoples livelihoods or people negatively affect wildlife. Its a big challenge in Kenya where most...

Antarctica's 'moss forests' are drying and dying

Sep 27, 2018 16:05 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The lush moss beds that grow near East Antarcticas coast are among the only plants that can withstand life on the frozen continent. But our new research shows that these slow-growing plants are changing at a far faster...