Regional variations in sea temperature can make all the difference between a coral reef suffering major bleaching or surviving as a refuge for corals, new research shows.
The treaty to limit the destruction of the ozone layer is hailed as the most successful environmental agreement of all time. Three decades on, the ozone layer is slowly but surely returning to health.
The most comprehensive collection of atmospheric greenhouse gas measurements confirms the relentless rise in some of the most important greenhouse gases.
Australia and China have joined forces to establish the first research centre with a focus on the southern hemisphere oceans. The Centre for Southern Hemisphere Oceans Research will tackle the challenge of improving our understanding of the southern oceans and how they influence regional and global climate.
We often discuss threatened species, as a single unit, but perhaps we should be focussing on threatened ‘populations’ instead.
We’re due to cop a hiding from the Pacific Ocean, but we don’t know when.
Global emissions from fossil fuels have stalled. That puts us in the right place to keep warming below 2℃, but there's plenty of work still to be done.
Methane concentrations in the atmosphere are growing at a faster rate than any time in the past 20 years.
With a predicted increase in the average temperature this summer, entomologists are forecasting an increase in insect activity.
The new State of the Climate report outlines Australia's rising temperatures and its regional rainfall declines - and the trends that are locked in for the coming few decades due to greenhouse emissions.
Aussies waste four million tonnes of food each year. Our top five tips for saving food will also save your hip pocket and the planet.
Our new analysis suggests that the fall in atmospheric CO₂ levels during the cold period from 1500 to 1750 was driven by increased net uptake of carbon by plants. So what does that mean for us?
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