Radiocarbon dating at two archaeological sites shows how early settlers adapted to life in Aotearoa, with some economic changes happening sooner than thought.

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment - The Anthropocene is widely used without fixed definition. This Perspective argues for its base to be defined in 1952 by a sharp plutonium upturn coinciding...

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The government has announced $5 million in charity funding while welfare recipients make up more than a third of suicide deaths, and are up to 10x more likely to die than people not on income support.

Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s43017-026-00828-5Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is often thought of as a global-scale geoengineering approach to mitigate climate change. This Perspective explores the environmental effects, geochemical constraints, verification and governance of OAE and argues for local-scale, context-led evaluation.

Abstract. Antarctic sea-ice cover reached historically low levels in 2023, consistent with the simulated decline in sea-ice extent in response to anthropogenic warming. As Antarctic sea ice is closely...

It’s increasingly common to hear climate-fuelled disasters described as the ‘new normal’. But our desire for normality and predictability is wishful thinking

Oyster reefs in North Carolina have grown vertically as sea level has risen in recent centuries, although this has not led to an increase in carbon sequestration, according to an analysis of oyster re...

Two College academics demand that climate change be named a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), warning in UK medical journal The Lancet of unfolding effects on health. PHEIC is a mechanism under the International Health Regulations for extraordinary events requiring a coordinated international response. Enabling it, according to the scholars, would allow better funding and a more organised, institutionalised response.

Ocean alkalinity enhancement (OAE) is often thought of as a global-scale geoengineering approach to mitigate climate change. This Perspective explores the environmental effects, geochemical constraint...

Powered by sun and wind, the uncrewed vehicle will collect data to help Australian scientists better understand how oceans absorb emissions

GML conducts research on greenhouse gas and carbon cycle feedbacks, changes in aerosols, and surface radiation, and recovery of stratospheric ozone.

Having just approved a major coal mine expansion, Australia's climate credentials will be under the spotlight at pre-COP talks in Fiji.

There’s a strong desire for this Pacific meeting to spur the global summit to action.

International leaders visit Tuvalu as part of climate talks co-hosted by Australia ahead of Cop31 conference

Emissions reduction targets won’t solve the climate crisis if they’re built on fiction. It's time for the government to tackle the biggest source of carbon emissions in Australia – fossil fuels.

Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park Australia had its second hottest September on record last month as global heating and a strengthening El Niño combined to break a string of heat records around the country. Bureau of Meteorology data showed the minimum night-time temperatures across the continent were also the hottest for any September on a record that goes back to 1910. Averaged temperatures ranked in the top five warmest Septembers for every state, and the sixth hottest for the Northern Territory. Continue reading...

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While the Anthropocene is a term most of us are well aware of, it is not an official geological epoch. Now a group of scientists has reignited the push to get it formally recognised.