On this day, October 3 in 2004, a journalist revealed that the Federal Government of Australia, led by John Howard, had had a meeting (invite-only) of top fossil fuel folks and asked for help in squis...

Mobilising finance at scale is essential to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of global biodiversity finance from all sources – public and private, dom...

In March, satellite sensors began to detect an enormous wave traveling east along the Equator below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. As it moved toward the coast of South America, the wave pushed …

Thirty six years ago, on this day, September 25th, 1955, 70 years ago today, a General Electric scientist warned about carbon dioxide build-up   The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was 311ppm. As ...

This spring’s ozone hole is likely to be among the top ten most severe of all time, bringing weather changes to New Zealand and Australia.

There is growing concern that AI can blunt memory and reasoning. But science shows ways to keep the brain sharp.

As renewed chaos grips the oil market, China is reaping the benefits of electric vehicles. But Australia’s reliance on diesel leaves it exposed.

New HILDA Survey data shows cognitive and financial literacy scores falling among Australians aged 15 to 24. A University of Melbourne researcher asks what's driving it and whether schools and parents...

El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers

Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis

Salmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas deployed almost 1,800 explosives in first half of 2026, government figures reveal

Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’

As renewed chaos grips the oil market, China is reaping the benefits of electric vehicles. But Australia’s reliance on diesel leaves it exposed.

As the debate over migration policy continues, it’s not too late for the government to address the pitfalls of its plan by looking to its Canadian counterparts.

The problem wasn’t the volume of emergency information – it was who it came from, and how it was delivered.

Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’

The Intergenerational Report projects population growth slowing from an average of 1.4% a year over the last 40 years to 0.9% a year over the coming four decades.

Media workers are grappling with increasingly volatile press climate in US, with some detained and even deported

Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?

Curriculum proposal, unveiled by shadow education minister Julian Leeser, would also cut content about sustainability and Australia’s engagement with Asia

The ‘dark triad’ is made up of narcissism, Machiavellianism and psychopathy.

This week in the United States, a Trump administration rule took effect that narrows the meaning of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act by abandoning a long-standing interpretation that recognized...

Scientific Reports - Regime shift in high arctic fjord signals the vulnerability of the Arctic’s Last Ice Area

Using two climate scenarios, new economic modelling by the University of Melbourne shows the costs of rising seas and storm surges – and the need to rethink where we build and how to protect coastline...

Over the past 12 months, the federal government has approved multiple fossil fuel projects and cut climate science funding.

Research finds many in England lack proximity to green and blue spaces as Labour urged to speed up manifesto pledge

The Fens are a food-growing powerhouse, but the landscape only exists thanks to humans holding back the sea.

A new index from the University of Melbourne charts Australian innovation across nearly two decades. It shows a country with real potential, and where we need to focus to realise it

Change happens rapidly when we know where to look: these solutions could tip the world towards a better future.

Correcting the mental map of global leaders is an important step in amplifying Africa’s relevance and rights.

It was once deemed crazy to get rid of protective tariffs. Privatising state banks was inconceivable. Both are now commonplace, but how does this happen?

Trump administration undermining rule of law at home and worldwide, according to intergovernmental report

Over the past 12 months, the federal government has approved multiple fossil fuel projects and cut climate science funding.

It’s complicated and everyone is having a lot of feelings

Global warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act.

Voters’ economic pain is real. But perceptions matter too, and the government must get better at selling its message on its key policies.

Evoking emotions is more likely to prompt people to engage with climate efforts than are data alone.

The resolution, submitted by a group of African states, corrects 450 years of cartographic injustice by recognizing the distortions produced by the Mercator projection.

Findings on decline of species such as Arctic tern and turtle dove published alongside flyways pledge at Kenya summit

In the first project of its kind, scientists are trying to answer if the future of Alaska’s streams and tundra may depend not on survival of the fittest but on how species adapt together