It’s time to ditch colonial thinking and listen to the wisdom of Indigenous peoples to advance health and wellbeing, and to forge a sustainable planetary future.
Recently, more than 150 first-year Monash University students travelled to Fiji for two weeks of deep cultural immersion and learning.
Three consecutive extremely low sea ice summers strengthens the case for a new regime in Antarctic sea ice.
A suite of tools is helping scientists “taste” the properties of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean to better-understand why more heat is seeping towards the icy continent.
From natural seawalls to mangroves, countries are starting to combat climate change with nature-based solutions. COP28 might drive more of these efforts.
Among the intricate tapestry of issues on the table at COP28, there are some pivotal ones that demand our attention.
As we wait for global leaders to convene and chart the future course for the world’s population of eight billion, we can take proactive steps to protect health from climate change through multifaceted and sustained efforts that transcend the confines of net zero.
July was the hottest month on record – and took us past 1.5℃. But one month isn’t the same as failing to meet our Paris Agreement goals.
These innocent insects have done little to deserve our scorn. In fact, they have surprisingly complex minds, and can play important ecological roles.
You’ve likely heard about the annual Conference of the Parties, but what exactly is it, and why does it matter?
Sea ice around Antarctica has always followed a predictable seasonal cycle. Now, we’ve experienced a sudden dramatic loss, and the changes are here to stay.
A study of purple-crowned fairy-wrens offers lessons for fire management along waterways in tropical savanna ecosystems.
Deep-sea mining technology is a new field, and researchers want more data on its impacts.
From the hottest global average day, to the highest average sea surface temperature and the lowest Antarctic sea ice extent – here’s why so many climate records are breaking, all at once.
From New York to Tokyo, Melbourne to Venice – honeybee hives have revealed the unique genetic signatures of cities, even providing insights into human health.
Cities are starting to restore natural systems such as waterways, wetlands and bushland. But restoration on the scale these systems need to function properly calls for a rethink of urban planning.
How can we, personally, prepare for a future with not only more frequent natural disasters, but one that will also profoundly change the environment, communities and the economy?
A long-term global assessment of reptiles has revealed 21% are threatened, but an upside is that others have benefited from the conservation efforts put into other animals such as birds and mammals.
With automation becoming increasingly widespread in industrial farming, new research examines the role and status of the “farmers” as they spend more and more time managing IT systems.
Is Indonesia's proposed new capital in Borneo a model for sustainable urban transformation in Southeast Asia, or an impending environmental disaster?
Our ability to adapt our way out of the climate crisis will soon be beyond us unless we rapidly decarbonise to limit global warming.
They cover more than 70% of our planet, so why aren’t oceans more central to climate talks?
The Citarum River in Indonesia is the focus of a revitalisation project, and a Monash University cross-faculty team has been called on to help make it happen.
Giant bird-eating centipedes from Phillip Island, part of the South Pacific’s Norfolk Island group, can kill and eat up to 3700 seabird chicks each year.
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