Spying on hippos with drones to help conservation efforts
A new study has shown that using a drone to film hippos in Africa is an effective, affordable tool for conservationists to monitor the...
Ice in motion: Satellites capture decades of change
New time-lapse videos of Earth's glaciers and ice sheets as seen from space -- some spanning nearly 50 years -- are providing scientists with...
Greenland ice losses rising faster than expected
Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s and is tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's high-end climate warming scenario,...
Could dark carbon be hiding the true scale of ocean ‘dead zones’?
The impact of climate change on the world's oceans is becoming increasingly known but new research suggests current computer models could be omitting a...
Floral foam adds to microplastic pollution problem
First study to examine the environmental effects of floral foam finds the plastic material, which breaks into tiny pieces, can be eaten by a...
No ‘clouded’ judgments: Geostationary satellite an alternative to monitor land surfaces
Environmental scientists are always in search of new tools that can better characterize the Earth's surface. Researchers have now reported that Himawari-8, a new-generation...
Could we cool Earth with an ice-free Arctic?
The Arctic region is heating up faster than any other place on Earth, and as more and more sea ice is lost every year,...
Have your health and eat meat too
Barbecued, stir-fried or roasted, there's no doubt that Aussies love their meat. Consuming on average nearly 100 kilograms of meat per person per year,...
Ramping up carbon capture could be key to mitigating climate change
As the world gathers in Madrid to discuss how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to fight climate change, a newly released study makes the...
Killer whale grandmothers boost survival of calves
New research finds that killer whale grandmothers who were no longer able to reproduce had the biggest beneficial impact on the survival chances of...