Cities and businesses have the power to play a crucial role and become the “stewards” of critical Earth systems by demonstrating how they can reduce their environmental impact on the planet.
The decoloyarns editorial team was thrilled when Caroline Hendy, an incoming PhD student in linguistics at the College of Asia and the Pacific, pitched this reflection on a decolonised unit that was part her post-graduate studies at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.
A first-of-its-kind report has been released by researchers led by The Australian National University. Global warming is changing the water cycle and causing flash droughts, floods and heatwaves. First-of-its-kind report warns such events will become more frequent.
African elephant numbers have dropped from about 26 million in the 1800s to 415,000 today. Due to their unique physiology, African elephants need hundreds of litres of water each day to survive. Climate change is causing droughts in much of Africa to become longer and more severe.
Three exemplar Fenner educators received nominations for Vice Chancellors Awards - making The Fenner School the most nominated for education excellence of any College of Science School.
Hydropower is rapidly expanding in the Himalayan region of South Asia, with the International Energy Agency projecting that India’s installed hydropower will more than double between 2021 and 2050.
What is it about Bruce Pascoe’s Dark Emu that is so polarising? As PhD scholars and early career researchers we feel compelled to ask this question of our fellow academics.
The greater glider is a combination of a lemur and a cat. They can soar up to 100 metres through the air. Dr Kara Youngentob from ANU Fenner School of Environment and Society says they are hard to spot in eucalypt forests.