Environment
Australia: The Land of Plagues, Pests and Poxes
Now more than ever, it feels like the day when Australia will be swallowed whole by a maelstrom of plagues is nearing.
How Do Oil Companies Get Away With, Well, Everything? An Expert Explains.
New analysis shows BP, Shell, Chevron, Exxon and TotalEnergies have made $281 billion from the war in Ukraine.
How Bad Is Shipping Arctic Ice to Dubai Bars, Actually?
An expert reveals the shipping company exporting glacier ice may be telling some porkies.
2023, the World's Hottest Year, Was 1.48C Above Average Pre-Industrial Levels
2023 was 0.17C hotter than 2016, the previous hottest year on record.
Where to Live When the 2050 Floods Come In
A new interactive map helps to find the newest riverside views – where your old flat used to be.
Australian Billionaire Claims Renewable Energy Will ‘Take Over’ Farm Land
The Australian Financial Review’s 2024 Business Person of the Year is confident renewable energy projects are detrimental to "prime agricultural land".
For Pacific Nations, a COP28 Agreement Could Be a 'Death Certificate'
“We will not sign our death certificate,” Samoa’s Toeolesulusulu Cedric Schuster told other delegates. “We cannot sign on to a text that does not have strong commitments on phasing out fossil fuels”.
The Christmas Card Is Dead. Or Is It?
Turns out millennials and Gen Z are actually not, in fact, killing festive greeting cards.
'Nanoplastics' Could Be Worse Than Microplastics and We Know Almost Nothing About Them
“From the public point of view, this could be the next asbestos."
Eating Strangers' Leftovers Is Fine. In Fact, Everyone Should Do It
Why let boring old social convention hold you back, hey?
A Canadian Company Is Legally Making and Selling Psychedelic Peyote
Lophos Pharma is starting to produce the psychoactive cactus, which is legal in Canada but illegal in the U.S. except for as part of Native American religious ceremonies.
It Used to be an Oil Ship. Now It Helps Scientists Understand the Ocean.
The giant OceanXplorer ship explores the depths of our oceans, crewed by people trying to expand our knowledge of the deep sea.