Climate change drives global political and religious strife

Based on information obtained from National Centre for Climate Restoration in Melbourne, Alan Stevenson outlines the threat which climate change poses to vulnerable nations around the world, and its role as a catalyst in terrorism and political instability.

Land clearing is a major cause of climate change

Tackling the interlinked problems of land degradation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and food security can deliver win-wins for farmers, communities, governments, and ecosystems.

Protecting forests could save the world

Natural forest systems are far better at adapting to change conditions than young, degraded or plantation forests, and protecting wild forests is the best way to combat climate change.

Protecting the future from the past, not the past from the future

Human-induced climate change poses an existential threat to civilization that will render current political priorities irrelevant but our leaders still ignore the need for urgent action.

Youtube offers a diet of nonsense on climate change

Most YouTube videos on climate change prevention and geo-engineering are at odds with the scientific consensus and hijack technical terms to appear credible.

Protecting our last native grasslands

The Monaro grasslands are a tiny surviving fraction of the native grasslands that once grew across the Southern Tablelands, but even these are now threatened by farmers.

More urban trees will help combat climate change

We all need to plant more trees to beautify our grey cities and cool our suburbs during heatwaves but the right species must be chosen to tolerate the heat and lack of water in urban areas affected by climate change.

Backyard scientists called up for possum patrol

Australia has 27 types of possums and gliders, but almost a quarter are threatened and many more are declining. Researchers from the Threatened Species Recovery Hub are calling on the community to be backyard scientists and record sightings in a new, free app.

Current climate warming is the worst for 2,000 years

Recent warming events have been unmatched in the past 2,000 years, according to international and Australian researchers who analysed climate data in a series of research papers.

A woody meadow blooms in the heart of the city

A unique research project by the Universities of Melbourne and Sheffield aims to grow urban meadows that are as tough as they are beautiful.

Bugs v mosquitoes

The Wolbachia bacteria has successfully suppressed dengue-fever carrying mosquitoes in a trial, but more work is needed to understand how the insects move to infest new areas.

Future proofing our health system one young doctor at a time

The effects of climate change on people’s health will pose a new challenge to the next generation of doctors.