The world’s oceans are the hottest on record for June – and El Niño is set to turn up the heat even moreMatthew England, UNSW Sydney; Alex Sen Gupta, UNSW Sydney, and Alistair Hobday, CSIRO
Darwin residents want answers on toxic gas emissions. The science shows their concerns are warrantedMelissa Haswell, Queensland University of Technology and Kerrie Mengersen, Queensland University of Technology
Prickly starfish and urchins are decimating Australia’s reefs. But we could find ways to protect themSterling B. Tebbett, University of Tasmania; John Keane, University of Tasmania, and Scott Ling, University of Tasmania
Shark-spotting drones are about reassurance – not full protectionSamuel Cornell, The University of Queensland and Rob Brander, UNSW Sydney
By 2050, many Sydney apartments built to today’s standards could be too hot for weeks at a timeShamila Haddad, University of Sydney; Arianna Brambilla, University of Sydney; Jingjing Liu, University of Sydney, and Mat Santamouris, UNSW Sydney
The fuel crisis has hit the Pacific hard. The region is responding – but tough choices lie aheadHugo Temby, Australian National University and Joel Nilon, Australian National University
How Australia can deliver the secure gas, renewable fuels and battery minerals Asia and the Pacific needRobert Monterosso, University of Sydney
Life isn’t easy at the edge of the power grid. Could batteries and microgrids offer a brighter future?Asma Aziz, Edith Cowan University and Yasir Arafat, Edith Cowan University
Kerbside parking is great for drivers – but terrible for everyone else. Could we get rid of it?Dorina Pojani, The University of Queensland
Hanson’s gas policy follows the far-right playbook: attack ‘elites’ and push for drillingEmily Foley, Flinders University; University of Canberra; Jordan McSwiney, University of Canberra, and Kurt Sengul, Macquarie University
We checked 2000 museum specimens and discovered a tiny new ‘ferocious’ Australian mammalAndrew M. Baker, Queensland University of Technology
Demolishing homes after climate disasters can be devastating. Here’s how we reused precious materialsBerto Pandolfo, University of Technology Sydney; Angelique Milojevic, University of Technology Sydney, and Dan Etheridge, Southern Cross University
Trees and greenery can cool cities by as much as 18°C – but only if they’re the right typeMohammad A Rahman, The University of Melbourne
From fossicking for fossils to a champion for life on Earth: Sir David Attenborough at 100Euan Ritchie, Deakin University
A severe El Niño could threaten something essential to half of humanity – riceVito Butardo Jr, Swinburne University of Technology
Europe is battling a record-breaking heatwave. What’s making it so severe?Andrew B. Watkins, Monash University
Extreme heat is harming remote First Nations communities. It’s time we listen to themManoj Bhatta, Menzies School of Health Research; Gloria Baliva, Menzies School of Health Research, and Supriya Mathew, Menzies School of Health Research
Ten Australians are taking the government to the UN over fossil fuel exports. What is their case?Maria Nawaz, UNSW Sydney and Gillian Moon, UNSW Sydney
Australian farmers are desperate to escape the latest mouse plague – and may soon get reliefRobert Davis, Edith Cowan University
Can we keep Australia’s endangered alpine ash on the map? New modelling shows where to focus our effortsBenjamin Wagner, The University of Melbourne; Craig Nitschke, The University of Melbourne, and Kaitlyn Hammond, University of Northern British Columbia
Heat is destroying Australia’s underwater forests. Seaweed biobanks could help save themCatalina A. Musrri, University of Sydney and Georgina Wood, Flinders University
Flooding rains, ocean gains: how a huge Murray flood gave the sea a feastPaul McInerney, CSIRO; Brenton Zampatti, CSIRO, and Darren Giling, CSIRO
Bird flu has spread to two Australian states. Here’s how it could accelerate our extinction crisisEuan Ritchie, Deakin University
Are Australia’s carbon farming schemes just hot air? Hardly – forests are regrowing almost everywhereCris Brack, Australian National 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
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
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