climate Archives

Exclusive photos: extraordinary polar bear ‘picnic’ captured by Australian photographer

A historic gathering of 68 polar bears has been seen, for the first time, feeding on a whale carcass in the Arctic.

Conserving the Kabayan mummies: from an Australian classroom to the Philippines mountains

What started as a mock grant proposal by three students at the University of Melbourne has become an opportunity to preserve an ancient culture under threat.

Science & Environment

Ancient know-how meets a modern challenge

Contemporary marine park management is infused with traditional knowledge to tackle new threats on the Great Barrier Reef.

Science & Environment

Birds are the ultimate architects, designing their nests for every climate

Whether it’s a dome, cup or pendant, new research shows bird nest designs match specific climatic conditions, giving hope that some can adjust nesting behaviours for changing weather conditions.

Queensland

Give me sun, give me sea, give me cetaceans

From July to October, join Australia’s premier whale and dolphin experts on a voyage of adventure and citizen science in Queensland’s idyllic Hervey Bay.

Dr Karl: Need to Know

Dr Karl: Renewables and agriculture can coexist

Electricity and agriculture is not an ‘either/or situation’, argues Dr Karl.

News

Wild, free and feral: how brumbies are destroying Australia’s peatlands

Feral horses are running wild across Australia, and it might be reducing the amount of carbon our alpine peatlands can store.

News

Why are we seeing ‘supercharged thunderstorms’ in Australia?

Have we underestimated how climate change drives extreme rain and floods?

Science & Environment

Fishing for answers in Menindee Lakes

A New South Wales-first oxygenation trial aims to address dissolved oxygen levels in the Darling River that have contributed to large-scale fish deaths in recent years.