Risk of deadly diarrhoeal diseases in children set to worsen
Diarrhoea remains one of the most serious health threats to young children in the Global South, and new research shows that climate change is set to […]
Big changes to Australia’s largest animals reveal mammals are most vulnerable
Over the past 100,000 years, Australia and New Guinea’s large animal communities have been disrupted by extinctions and invasive species, altering entire ecosystems and threatening the […]
Global population growth will impact countries unfairly – what the modelling shows
What is the impact of climate change in your country? Global ecologist Professor Corey Bradshaw suggests countries with rising populations and weaker economies are the most […]
Restoration programs won’t save coral reefs
As coral bleaching and deaths become more widespread globally, experts are re-evaluating the benefits of restoration missions to reverse damage and protect some of the world’s […]
Early arrival and expansion of palaeolithic people on Cyprus
The patterns of dispersal of early humans across continents and islands are hotly debated, but researchers have modelled that Pleistocene hunter-gatherers settled in Cyprus thousands of […]
Almost half of koala habitats will be under bushfire threat
Koala populations have been decimated by bushfires in recent years – and researchers are forecasting that bushfires will threaten them and their habitat even more in […]
Keeping babies alive will lower population growth
New research showing high infant mortality rates are contributing to an incessant rise of the global human population supports arguments for greater access to contraception and […]
Modelling shows interrupted river flows endanger frogs
Flooding in the Murray-Darling Basin is creating ideal breeding conditions for many native species that have evolved to take advantage of the temporary conditions. Australian scientists […]