Heat and cold alter how animals fight disease. As the climate changes, this knowledge may be vitalJulie Old, Western Sydney University and Brian Dixon, University of Waterloo
Possums and gliders are pushing a native bird to extinction. What can we do?Bianca McBryde, University of Sydney; Catherine Price, University of Sydney, and Peter Banks, University of Sydney
Foreign companies are making billions off Australia’s gas. It’s time that changedSamantha Hepburn, Deakin University
The end of oil? As fuel shocks cascade, 53 nations gather to plan a fossil fuel phaseoutWesley Morgan, UNSW Sydney and Ben Newell, UNSW Sydney
This fuel crisis could last for a while. It’s time for a new approach to fuel use – end itPeter Newman, Curtin University and Ray Wills, The University of Western Australia
You don’t have to be a ‘cyclist’ to ride a bike. Here’s how to start againGlen Fuller, University of Canberra
What does the Geelong refinery fire reveal about Australia’s fuel supplies?Tony Wood, Grattan Institute
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
How ‘smart’ rainwater tanks can help keep platypus habitat healthyKathryn Russell, The University of Melbourne; Alison Miller, The University of Melbourne; Darren Bos, The University of Melbourne; Rhys Coleman, The University of Melbourne, and Tim D Fletcher, The University of Melbourne
Why the Coalition’s lurch to the right is bad for the climateRobyn Eckersley, The University of Melbourne
States have driven climate action until now. It’s time for the Australian government to step upChris Wright, Macquarie University
More shearwaters are washing up dead on Australian beaches. It’s not due to ‘natural’ causesJennifer Lavers (Métis Nation ᓲᐊᐧᐦᑫᔨᐤ), Charles Sturt University
Why the phrase ‘Super El Niño’ makes Australian climate scientists roll their eyesKimberley Reid, The University of Melbourne
What caused the blood red skies in Western Australia? A weather expert explainsSteve Turton, CQUniversity Australia
Australian farmers are battling another potential mouse plague – what is causing it?Robert Davis, Edith Cowan University
Meet kungaka – ‘the hidden one’. This ancient lizard could be the rarest reptile in AustraliaWarlpa Thompson, Indigenous Knowledge; Jodi Rowley, UNSW Sydney, and Thomas Parkin, Australian Museum
Australia’s alpine ash forests are now officially endangered. Can we save them?Tom Fairman, The University of Melbourne and Trent Penman, The University of Melbourne
We have the proof that logging makes Tasmania’s forests more flammableDavid Bowman, University of Tasmania
Is Australia’s scorched earth baiting program actually paving the way for fire ant invasion?Nigel Andrew, Southern Cross University
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
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
Darwin residents are worried about toxic chemicals and gas leaks. We need laws to protect clean airMelissa Haswell, Queensland University of Technology; Branka Miljevic, Queensland University of Technology, and Lidia Morawska, Queensland University of Technology
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)
Direct action and democracy: a controversial present, a contentious historyThe University of Melbourne