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Generation alpha has never had an average summer and probably never will

Last summer didn’t seem to hit the same number of scorching highs that we are accustomed to. But was it really cooler than usual?

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Students march into the future with smaller (carbon) footprints

Through STEM Professionals in Schools, a school teacher teamed up with an environmental scientist to help students identify ways to reduce their impact on the climate.

Expert commentary: Varroa mite

Our entomologist and bee expert comments on the Varroa mite, how it spreads and the current incursion.

A man riding his bike through a city street during wet weather

Climate change is likely driving a drier southern Australia – so why are we having such a wet year?

The southern parts of Australia are expected to become increasingly dry due to climate change. Yet, we now find ourselves subject to another La Niña event. What’s going on?

Cows spread out throughout a wooded scrub area.

Meet Dr Hoskins: marine biologist come vertebrate ecologist

Meet Dr Andrew Hoskins and see how his research is helping Indigenous communities manage feral cattle on country. 

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Climate change has already hit Australia. Unless we act now, a hotter, drier and more dangerous future awaits, IPCC warns

Australia may warm by 4℃ or more this century, the IPCC has found, with no going back from some changes in the climate system

A photo of a firefighter walking through a burnt out environment.

This is the most sobering report card yet on climate change and Earth’s future. Here’s what you need to know

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released its long-awaited report on climate change. Its authors lay out the new findings.

Image of people wading through a flood in a city.

Monday’s IPCC report is a really big deal for climate change. So what is it? And why should we trust?

Five years in the making, the IPCC report is the most important global assessment of climate change science.

Carol and Kate holding a pack of the plant pest playing cards that they designed with the students. Part of their teacher and entomologist classroom collaboration

Growing the next generation of environmental scientists

A classroom collaboration is teaching Australian school children about sustainability and growing our future environmental scientists.

Photo of turtle hatchlings. They are included in our fantastic February Quiz.

February stars: our monthly science quiz

Feeling fab? We've had another month of exciting and innovative science stories. Test your memory with our February quiz!

How we’re reimagining the future of plastics

It's National Recycling Week and we're on a mission! We're developing a major research program to reimagine the future of plastics.

How bushfires and rain turned our waterways into ‘cake mix’, and what we can do about it

After the Black Summer bushfires, heavy rains extinguished many fires but turned high quality water in our rivers to sludge. This is how we can better prepare for next time.