Too hot, too humid: why the sustained heatwave in India and Pakistan is so dangerousOluwafemi E. Adeyeri, Australian National University and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Australian National University
Healthy soil can protect land from soaring heat. But our map shows where soil is sufferingAmin Sharififar, University of Sydney
Scientists have scrapped the worst-case climate scenario – because action is making a differenceAndrew King, The University of Melbourne
For 44 years, Australia has subsidised diesel use. Is it time to stop?Ray Wills, The University of Western Australia and Peter Newman, Curtin University
Many biofuels haven’t panned out. Could algae make the clean diesel and aviation fuel Australia needs?Peter Ralph, University of Technology Sydney; Alexandra Thomson, University of Technology Sydney, and Martin Lloyd, University of Technology Sydney
4 reasons the ‘largest energy crisis’ on record has been held at bay – and why there’s pain to comeKevin Morrison, University of Technology Sydney
Geothermal 2.0: how superhot rocks underground could help power AustraliaJuan Carlos Afonso, University of Tasmania and Heather Handley, Museums Victoria Research Institute; Monash University
Wealthy people were the first to buy electric vehicles. The current boom risks entrenching inequalityKaveh Khalilpour, University of Technology Sydney and Tallat Jabeen
Australian gas exporters will be forced to set aside local supply for domestic usersKevin Morrison, University of Technology Sydney
From fossicking for fossils to a champion for life on Earth: Sir David Attenborough at 100Euan Ritchie, Deakin University
The secret sensory life of plants: researchers are discovering how they see, hear, feel – and even rememberSamarth Kulshrestha, University of Canterbury
From river stain to your cup of tea: the secret world of tanninsGregory Moore, The University of Melbourne
CSIRO is cutting climate science jobs. This is what’s at stake for AustraliaChristian Jakob, Monash University; Andy Hogg, Australian National University, and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Australian National University
Should emissions from coal burned overseas be considered in Australian mine approvals? For the first time, the High Court will decideMaria Nawaz, UNSW Sydney
‘I’m mad at the people who could have solved the problem’: what kids told us about eco-anxietyHannah Kirk, Monash University and Sashka Samarawickrama, Monash University
‘Much-needed fresh air’: 5 outcomes from the world’s first summit on ending fossil fuelsWesley Morgan, UNSW Sydney
Why the Coalition’s lurch to the right is bad for the climateRobyn Eckersley, The University of Melbourne
Timmy the stranded whale is dead. Please, let’s put animal welfare first and human emotion secondVanessa Pirotta, Macquarie University
How to get more local sardines on Australian plates – a win for nutrition, local fishers and the environmentAnna Farmery, University of Wollongong
We proved these ‘forever chemicals’ can last longer than three decadesIan A. Wright, Western Sydney University; Amy-Marie Gilpin, Western Sydney University, and Katherine Warwick, Western Sydney University
Bottom trawling is scraping oceans of wildlifeSarah Foster, University of British Columbia and Amanda Vincent, University of British Columbia
A real ‘intergenerational equity’ budget would address our unceasing environmental declineTimothy Neal, UNSW Sydney
What we’ve learned from citizen science: 5 projects that made a differenceSigne Dean, The Conversation
‘My head feels clearer’: how citizen science can improve people’s healthRichard Fuller, The University of Queensland and Rachel Oh, National University of Singapore
There may be 10 times as many citizen scientists in Australia as we thought – and that’s great news for scienceAdam Smith, James Cook University; Gregory Andrews, and Steve Turton, CQUniversity Australia
Time to buy local: war fuel price shocks reveal the folly of a long food supply chainKimberley Reis, Griffith University
Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can doOwen Atkin, Australian National University; Adrienne Nicotra, Australian National University; Belinda Medlyn, Western Sydney University, and Michael Kearney, The University of Melbourne
Nature, carbon, nutrition: 3 ways farming can shift from climate culprit to solutionBudiman Minasny, University of Sydney; Alex McBratney, University of Sydney, and Damien Field, University of Sydney
Dangerous climate change threatens Northern Australia’s big ‘food bowl’ dreamsSteve Turton, CQUniversity Australia
Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at riskKai Lane, Indigenous Knowledge; Jaana Dielenberg, Charles Darwin University, and Kaori Yokochi, Deakin University
What can you actually put in your yellow recycling bin? An environmental scientist explainsEmily Bryson, CQUniversity Australia
If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred riverMelissa Haswell, Queensland University of Technology; Anne Poelina, University of Notre Dame Australia, and David Shearman, Adelaide University
The lower Murray is officially on life support. Will we save it?Nick Whiterod, Adelaide University ; Margaret Shanafield, Flinders University, and Thomas Prowse, Adelaide University
How one local council helped 1,200 low-income residents finance solar and home energy upgradesParis Hadfield, Monash University
Sydney once produced its own food – but urban development has devoured the city’s food bowlJoshua Zeunert, UNSW Sydney and Alys Daroy, Murdoch University
The secret stories of trees are written in the knots and swirls of your floorboards. An expert explains how to read themGregory Moore, The University of Melbourne
How maximum security prison inmates and officers worked together to create a farm behind barsChristian Tietz, UNSW Sydney
Working with First Nations: Delivering on the Priority ReformsAustralia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)