That e-bike you bought your teen might be an illegal electric motorbike – and the risks are realDorina Pojani, The University of Queensland and Richard J. Buning, The University of Queensland
How Indigenous ideas about non-linear time can help us navigate ecological crisesPhilip McKibbin, University of Sydney
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
Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private landGrace Gillard, Australian Museum and Jodi Rowley, UNSW Sydney
We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about treesLuke Jeffrey, Southern Cross University; Chris Greening, Monash University; Damien Maher, Southern Cross University, and Pok Man Leung, Monash University
Most of NZ’s flowering plants grow nowhere else – and Christmas falls in peak blooming seasonPhilip Garnock-Jones, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that meansKaveh Madani, United Nations University
What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University
Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weatherDavid Bowman, University of Tasmania
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
Potoroos digging for ‘truffles’ keep their forests healthy – but for how long?Emily McIntyre, The University of Melbourne and Craig Nitschke, The University of Melbourne
Can a bird be an illegal immigrant? How the White Australia era influenced attitudes to the bulbulSimon Farley, The University of Melbourne
Will killing dingoes on K’gari make visitors safer? We think it’s unlikelyBradley P. Smith, CQUniversity Australia and Kylie M. Cairns, UNSW Sydney
In the most cleared state in Australia, Victoria’s native wildlife needs our help after firesEuan Ritchie, Deakin University
Big batteries are now outcompeting gas in the grid – and gas-rich Western Australia is at the forefrontPeter Newman, Curtin University and Ray Wills, The University of Western Australia
How Pacific nations plan to go from spending up to 25% of GDP on fossil fuels to running on 100% renewablesWesley Morgan, UNSW Sydney and Scott Hamilton, Monash University
Own goal: why the Nationals’ retreat on net zero would be bad economicsFrank Jotzo, Australian National University
The global race is on to secure critical minerals. Why do they matter so much?Amir Razmjou, Edith Cowan University
Banning combustion engine cars by 2035 will be necessary to get Australia moving on electric vehiclesHussein Dia, Swinburne University of Technology
Australia’s rivers play secret symphonies. Click to hear what this underwater world is telling usKatie Turlington, Griffith University
How delays in Australia’s switch to clean energy are hurting workersDarryn Snell, RMIT University and Al Rainnie, Adelaide University
Renewables over 50%, wholesale prices down – is the energy transition… succeeding?Tony Wood, Grattan Institute
Solar, onshore wind and gas backup is (still) the cheapest way to power Australia: new reportTony Wood, Grattan Institute
Government reveals taxpayer-funded deal to keep Australia’s largest aluminium smelter open. How long we will pay?Tony Wood, Grattan Institute
Electric container ships won’t work – but a fleet of auxiliary battery ships could clean up shippingAnthony Wiskich, Australian National University; CSIRO
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
The Pacific’s united front on climate action is splintering over deep-sea miningKolaia Raisele, La Trobe University and Aidan Craney, La Trobe University
Yes, vets sometimes prescribe human drugs to pets. But don’t try it at homeNial Wheate, Macquarie 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
Most bike lanes in inner Melbourne have less than 40% tree cover – that’ll get worse, new maps showJudy Bush, The University of Melbourne
The giant cuttlefish’s technicolour mating display is globally unique. The SA algal bloom could kill them allZoe Doubleday, University of South Australia
