Revealing winners & losers in future climates
New research reveals how winners & losers from climate change can be identified based on their ability to adapt to rising future temperatures. In the first […]
Frogs on front line of climate change
With climate action a theme of Earth Day 2020, a new research paper highlights the plight of some of the most at-risk species – and some […]
United stand to raise 1.5°C awareness
What do MPs and mayors, the heads of the Adelaide Festival, Fringe, and Emergency Services; dozens of students, and a bunch of scientists have in common? […]
Bushfires have reshaped life on Earth before
The catastrophic bushfires raging across much of Australia have not only taken a huge human and economic toll, but also delivered heavy blows to biodiversity and […]
New bees a barometer of climate change
The biodiversity buzz is alive and well in Fiji, but climate change, noxious weeds and multiple human activities are making possible extinction a counter buzzword. Just […]
Ocean warming puts dolphins at risk
Ocean warming, noise pollution and fishing are major concerns for dolphins in southern Australia, not just Adelaide and Melbourne metropolitan coastal areas but in particular for […]
IPCC undersells climate ’emergency’ – new study
The global climate change watchdog, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is using overly conservative language in its reporting – and therefore the threats are […]
Lizard evolution highlights power of climate change
The fragmentation of lizard habitat across Australia brought about by Ice Age aridification millions of years ago could lead to smaller current populations having a reduced […]
Losing species risks domino extinction
New research reveals the extinction of plant or animal species from extreme environmental change increases the risk of an “extinction domino effect” that could annihilate all […]