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23 Mar 2022
As coal-fired climate change makes bushfires in Australia worse, governments are ramping up hazard-reduction burning. But our new research shows the practice...
8 Feb 2022
In a study published Feb. 7, 2022, a team of climate scientists mapped out where vegetation is creating the highest fire risks across the western U.S. They...
30 Nov 2021
As climate change worsens, bushfires are likely to become more intense and frequent. We must find new ways of managing bushfires to prevent catastrophic events...
14 Oct 2021
Only one in five people sought medical attention but half reported anxiety, depression and sleep loss.
9 Sep 2021
For the first time, the public will be able to track the health of those two key conservation areas as part of a $10 million program to boost science and park...
6 Sep 2021
If you’ve wandered through a forest, you’ve probably dodged dead, rotting branches or stumps scattered on the ground. This is “deadwood”, and it plays several...
31 Aug 2021
They're the world's tallest flowering trees - giant 25 story goliaths that watch over one of Australia's most beautiful forests.
10 Aug 2021
Australia is experiencing widespread, rapid climate change not seen for thousands of years and may warm by 4℃ or more this century, according to a highly...
10 Aug 2021
Fenner in the news - Australian scientists call for urgent action to avoid worst of climate crisis »
A lead author of latest IPCC report says humans ‘still in the control cabin of the planet’ but there is no limit to the damage possible.
10 Aug 2021
A new IPCC report makes clear what island nations have long warned. Their survival depends on urgent collective action.
4 Aug 2021
This is an exciting opportunity to participate in the Greater Glider Research Project under the supervision of David Lindenmayer and Kara Youngentob. This...
8 Apr 2021
On this episode of Democracy Sausage, researchers Rebecca Colvin and Jamie Pittock join Mark Kenny to discuss Australian attitudes to climate change, how they...