Microplastics are created when everyday products – including clothes, food and beverage packaging, home furnishings, plastic bags, toys and toiletries – degrade.
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Conditions deteriorated in 2023 but were stlil relatively good for ecosystems and agriculture. Unfortunately, the alarming decline of threatened species continued.
Low-income customers who qualify for subsidised rates are five times more likely to use shared e-scooters and e-bikes for daily travel. People with disabilities also value them.
Every done leadership training for work, come back to the office and thought: ‘That was a huge waste of time’?
The number of active short-term rental listings is a small fraction of the total number of dwellings in Australia – and many listings are not in the city areas of great housing need.
People wait years for social housing. In before-and-after interviews, the fortunate ones who were placed in secure, affordable housing describe the profound difference it has made in their lives.
Western Sydney residents whose homes often get hotter inside than outside during heatwaves have learnt to be resourceful in adapting to the increasing heat.
More efficient water use is one of the most cost-effective steps we can take to cut emissions.
One person said they wanted a VR experience that allowed them to explore Paris again.
Australian vehicle emissions are even worse than official figures show and are likely to fall even further behind the rest of the world unless much more ambitious policies are adopted.
One of the world’s largest programs to eradicate multiple predators and pests has started to restore the island and its once vast nesting colonies to their former glory.
There are two approaches to producing low-emission hydrogen, and public acceptance (or rejection) of each method will be important for hydrogen and its place in the energy transition.
Climate change is increasing the risks of extreme heat, floods and bushfires, meaning more people are having to consider moving home. But different people come to different decisions.
It’s hard work saving birds from extinction, but we have the evidence of successful interventions to show we can avoid further losses.
Despite its 500-million-year history, the plant-fungi alliance holds mysteries that, once unravelled, could revolutionise agriculture and ecosystem management.
We don’t yet fully understand what global climate tipping points mean for Australia. But we know enough to conclude the impacts of passing one or more tipping points must now be considered.
Worldwide, young women are becoming more progressive than young men. It’s happening in Australia, too – with a twist. An analysis of the Australian Election Study yields surprising results.
Much like our gut microbes, the community of microbes used to process human waste must be healthy to do the job well. Monitoring the DNA in waste sludge can help us ensure the system stays healthy.
Supermarket pricing is a big story but let’s forget the media coverage, the politician sound bytes and the corporate PR for a moment. What are ordinary Australians saying about supermarket pricing?
Most of the 1 billion people in informal settlements are in the tropics where the threat of humid heat is rising. Poor weather station coverage that misses local hotspots puts them even more at risk.
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Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney
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Lecturer in Government, Flinders University
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Associate Professor of Human Geography, The University of Queensland
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Casual Academic, Faculty of Health, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Department of Media, Communications, Creative Arts, Language, and Literature, Macquarie University
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Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, La Trobe University
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Director of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Research Office, University of Sydney
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Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Mediterranean Prehistory, University of Malta
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Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University
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Director, Australian Research Centre for Human Evolution, Griffith University
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Professor of Psychology, University of Toronto
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Professor, School of Design, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Centre for Childhood Nutrition Research, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, Griffith University
