Getting to zero
Former chief scientist Alan Finkel discusses how we’ll shift greenhouse gas emissions to zero.
Dr Alan Finkel trained as a neuroscientist and engineer and forged a successful career as a technology entrepreneur. ...
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Living fossil discovered below Earth’s surface
Microbe may have been in evolutionary stasis for millions of years.
A microbe that feeds on radioactivity has been at an evolutionary standstill for up to 175 million years, researchers...
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How clean is the Hunter Valley air?
What’s the truth behind the NSW air-quality stoush between past and serving politicians?
The air quality in New South Wales’ Hunter Valley has made news this week, with serving and former politicians accusi...
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Year of the quiet ocean
An international team aims to monitor the impact of 2020’s ‘quiet’ oceans on marine life
Last year, as pandemic-related lockdowns enveloped the world, our oceans – just like our cities – fell more silent th...
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Forecasting volcano eruption style
Magma viscosity could help scientists identify the hazards of future eruptions.
Scientists studying the 2018 eruption of Kīlauea volcano in Hawai'i have discovered a way to predict the violence of ...
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Animal poo may make food safer
Despite concerns that animal manure can spread dangerous pathogens, a new study suggests organic ...
A new study suggests that animal manure (poo) may be a safer bet than conventional fertilisers in protecting the publ...
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Recycling beer waste
Spent grain could be used in food and biofuels.
When you crack open a cold beer at the end of a long day, food waste is probably not on your mind. But the process of...
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Conversation
First continents formed with a dash of mantle water
New research cracks the mystery of how the first continents formed.
By Chris Kirkland, Curtin University; Hugh Smithies, Curtin University, and Tim Johnson, Curtin University Earth i...
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Ancient Pilbara rocks speak of Earth’s first continents
A new study of rocks in Western Australia’s Pilbara region rewrites the history of early continen...
A new study of the famous iron-red rocks in Western Australia’s arid Pilbara region has revealed that the formation o...
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Reef-wrecking numbers: What will a 3°C rise in global temperature do ?
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is in strife if global temperatures rise by 1.5°C. If they rise by...
Both the continent Australia and its inhabitants are well accustomed to extreme weather and climate events. In th...
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The climate crisis Australia our children could inherit
Top climate scientists urge action to avoid the dire consequences of a 3°C warmer world.
The variable origin story of the expression “may you live in interesting times” is something of a metaphor for the cl...
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How to use climate models
The complicated work involved in predicting the losses from climate change.
The Australian Academy of Science’s new report, The risks to Australia of a 3°C warmer world, has grim predictions fo...