Search results for Australia environment

Environment Jun 19, 2026

From birds to fish, how extreme heat causes wildlife to suffer

Like humans, wildlife is increasingly vulnerable as climate change fuels longer and more intense heat waves, disrupting feeding and breeding and, in extreme cases, proving fatal.

Economics & Business Jun 18, 2026

Building more apartments won't ease housing crisis

Building more apartments will not solve Australia's housing affordability crisis unless policymakers address rising house prices and investor activity, new research shows. Australia's housing affordability crisis is being ...

Education Jun 18, 2026

Drivers of academic misconduct by professors and research students revealed

Ensuring the research that we all rely on—whether for our health, environment or economy—is trustworthy is important for universities, governments and business. Unfortunately, academic misconduct is a growing concern, with ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 17, 2026

New study maps the peanut genome in its entirety

Peanuts are an important staple crop for many people around the world. As well as being delicious as smooth or crunchy peanut butter, their seeds are high in healthy fats and protein and can be pressed into oil.

Social Sciences Jun 15, 2026

Digital platforms are making it more difficult to focus, read and even engage in democracy

Oxford's 2024 Word of the Year, "brain rot," refers to the loss of intelligence or critical thinking skills due to the overconsumption of specific types of content, most often in the digital sphere. A Binghamton University ...

Plants & Animals Jun 15, 2026

Some bees cannot escape rising heat, and their tiny homes make crisis even harder

Bee species that nest in plant stems appear to be at the greatest short-term risk from increasing temperatures due to climate change, while those that nest in the ground are better able to evade extreme heat, according to ...

Plants & Animals Jun 12, 2026

Climate change is causing fish to move to cooler water—what if their escape route is blocked?

Around the world, ocean warming is causing fish to move poleward in search of cooler water.

Space Exploration Jun 12, 2026

Aliens might exist, but there are three reasons why they're not visiting us

The United States government's recent release of hundreds of previously classified unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs) cases spanning the 1940s to the present, along with the new Steven Spielberg movie, "Disclosure Day," ...

Cell & Microbiology Jun 12, 2026

Can ancient bacteria help solve one of agriculture's biggest challenges?

During the Archean Eon—roughly 4 billion years ago—the Earth was a lifeless planet. The atmosphere lacked oxygen, and there were few, if any, organisms to be found anywhere on the globe. Then something incredible happened. ...

Education Jun 11, 2026

AI set to reshape Indigenous Ranger education

James Cook University senior leadership are ready to revolutionize the delivery of degree programs in remote communities, using AI to accelerate the integration of western and traditional knowledge systems. In their article ...

page 2 from 40