What Boris Johnson's government needs to do to show it is serious on climate change
Dec 16, 2019 04:02 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Climate change was higher profile than ever in the UK election campaign, with parties competing hard over their offer to concerned voters. But this was a debate that the Conservatives who won a landslide majority largely...
Expect family talks about climate change this Christmas? Take tips from Greta Thunberg
Dec 13, 2019 07:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Life Nature
As bushfires rage and our cities lie shrouded in smoke, climate change is shaping as a likely topic of conversation at the family dinner table this Christmas. Such discussions can be fraught if family members hold...
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...
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