Hopes of a path forward for the Murray-Darling Basin While communities around Australia's largest river system want to support both the environment and industry, debate continues over climate risks and water use. AAP · Jun 24
Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean Matriarchal groups in east and west exhibit distinct click patterns, used to form social structures The Guardian - UK · Jun 24
Sydney woman attacked by shark wakes briefly from coma to say three words ‘I love you,’ Leah Stewart told her mother and partner after coming out of a coma on Tuesday The Guardian - AU · Jun 24
'Major risk': map reveals sewage-contaminated waterways Swimmers could continue to be at risk of pathogens in waterways after a state regulator said upgrades to the sewage system will be done over many years. AAP · Jun 23
Weakening UK net zero policy would damage economy, chief climate adviser says Climate Change Committee chair Nigel Topping says U-turns damage investor confidence and disrupt businesses The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
Deaths linked to London air pollution have fallen 40%, study estimates However, Imperial College team also find that pollution has worse health impact than previously understood The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
Scientists in Australia find ‘smoking gun’ evidence of world’s oldest meteorite strike Curtin University researchers use innovative techniques to date three-billion-year-old impact crater in Western Australia’s Pilbara region The Guardian - AU · Jun 23
Councils back polluter-paid climate compensation fund Funding community climate resilience and repairs via a fossil fuel company levy has been formally endorsed by local governments at an annual conference. AAP · Jun 23
Searing UK heat leaves schools, hospitals and transport networks struggling to cope Temperature on Tuesday hits high of 34.6C in Surrey, England, with heatwave forecast to get more intense on Wednesday and Thursday The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
From yoghurt to luxury sails: how to shade your home from supercharged UK heatwaves As hot weather becomes more common, companies and homeowners are coming up with innovative ways to keep properties cool The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
We would like to hear your memories of the 1976 UK heatwave How did you cope? What do you remember of that period of hot weather? Tell us and share your pictures The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
Texas Has a Water Shortage and a Water Glut. They’re the Same Problem. Every day the Permian Basin brings up more water than nearby communities use, and treats most of it as waste. The state can no longer afford to do so. Texas Observer · Jun 23
Can the UK kick its cod habit? Fish and chip shop favourite slips down the menu as prices soar The cost of the traditional takeaway has doubled since 2019, and more outlets are trying to tempt customers with cheaper options such as coley, pollack and hake The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
Clean economy brings jobs and growth, says Miliband as £100bn invested in green energy Energy secretary hails £100bn milestone in this parliament and says it is ‘only the start of what we want to achieve’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 23
The Guardian - AU · Jun 23 ‘Compound shock effect’: why the Middle East crisis and El Niño could spell disaster in south-east Asia Millions of tonnes of the world’s food could be lost amid the uncertainties surrounding the strait of Hormuz and the dangers of a ‘Godzilla-strength’ El Niño
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23 Country diary: Birds of a feather in a noisy argument Queen’s University, Belfast: The corvids in the branches above me spring a surprise – there’s a black crow among them
The Guardian - UK · Jun 23 A thousand years old and 20 storeys high: tracking down Taiwan’s tallest trees The island’s biggest tree – named Heaven Sword of the Da’an River – is a carbon-storing behemoth hosting whole neighbourhoods of wildlife. But this and other giant trees are under threat
AAP · Jun 23 Why whales are making Star Wars sounds in Aussie waters Researchers are installing more underwater microphones to track whale migration in Australia and they are already hearing out-of-this-world calls.
AAP · Jun 23 Questions raised over $1.5 billion logging transition An investigation into a $1.5 billion package to support an end to native logging has sparked debate about funding transparency and regulatory loopholes.
AAP · Jun 22 Some UK schools to close amid extreme heat warnings A "heat-dome" settling over western Europe has led to a rare red weather warning for extreme heat in parts of England and Wales.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 22 Whyalla wipeout fears: cuttlefish usually gather in their thousands, but few have appeared since a massive algal bloom Divers have observed just a ‘couple of dozen’ of the cephalopods along the heritage-listed Cuttlefish Coast in South Australia, causing locals and marine scientists to worry
Radio France Internationale · Jun 22 'Poison in your coffee' report sounds alarm over widespread pesticide use Coffee production around the world depends heavily on pesticides, leaving millions of farm workers exposed to harmful chemicals while pesticide residues are also found in exported coffee beans, a report published on Monday warned.
The Guardian - AU · Jun 22 Trapped by floods and fearing death in the heat: the Australians taking legal action over the climate crisis Ten people affected in different ways by extreme weather are taking a case against the federal government to the UN
The Guardian - AU · Jun 22 Brown skuas and giant petrels rarely make landfall. When they were found in WA, scientists feared ‘bad news’ for wildlife Experts thought H5N1 bird flu would more likely reach Australia’s north. But an arrival from Antarctica had always been possible
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22 ‘Emotional and horrific’: volunteers ‘live’ as Somerset animals to study wildlife risks People trained to experience world as otters, salmon and other River Tone creatures for pioneering research