Ocean waves and winds are getting higher

A 33-year study shows that extreme ocean winds and wave heights are increasing around the globe, with the largest rise occurring in the Southern Ocean.

Dingoes and tourists will never mix

The Queensland Government has just announced the doubling of fines for intentionally feeding dingoes but a reduction in visitor numbers is also required to protect tourists on Fraser Island.

Climate migration policies need to focus on local solutions

There is a pressing need for more information on local migration and displacement in order to develop better policies that limit discrimination, poverty and political destabilisation in the Pacific region.

Let’s stop logging for landfill

Almost all native forest logging in Victoria is for woodchips, pulp and pallets, which have short lifespans before going to landfill. Using plantation produced wood would help protect native forests and the large amounts of carbon they can store.

A wombat, a koala and a rabbit walk into a burrow…

Camera traps are amazing tools that allow researchers to peek into the lives of shy marsupials, but sometimes the animals they ‘capture’ are surprising.

Digging into Australia’s deep history

The Australian continent has a remarkable history — a story of isolation, desiccation and resilience as an ark at the edge of the world.

Rewilding Australia

Rewilding is gaining popularity around the world, as a means to restore ecosystems to their ancient state. But just like Vegemite, Australian rewilding projects need to have a unique flavour.

10 action items for NSW’s Minister for public spaces

With the re-election of the Berejiklian government, New South Wales now has a minister for public spaces, Rob Stokes. Here are 10 things he can do to improve the state’s communities.

Shark bite research reveals politicians’ fishy behaviour

More than a decade’s worth of research has revealed how politicians manipulate highly emotional incidents like shark bites to influence public sentiment and protect their own interests.

The environmental picture looks bleak, but change is still possible

The world is on the brink of creating irreversible damage to the environment if better policy isn’t rolled out, but while there’s a lot of bad news in the UN Global Environment Outlook, a sustainable future is still possible.

Preventing more fish deaths in the lower Darling

A new report for the government that investigates the causes of the recent mass fish deaths in the lower Darling River finds climate change and water access agreements helped create a deadly mix.

A scientist, an island and 38 million pieces of plastic

Two years after revealing that one of the world’s most remote islands was littered with plastic waste, IMAS scientist Dr Jennifer Lavers is leading an expedition to clean up its beaches.