As climate change makes smog and bushfires more common, people will die from air pollution at increasingly high rates – especially in densely-populated cities.
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.
Medical faculties globally have been slow to recognise the training needs of the next generation of doctors regarding the health consequences of a heating planet.
Domestic violence can increase amid bushfires, but Australia has a poor track record of responding to it. With a hot summer ahead, authorities are warned to prepare.
From natural seawalls to mangroves, countries are starting to combat climate change with nature-based solutions. COP28 might drive more of these efforts.
COP28 will include the first dedicated “Health Day”. It’s due recognition that a health crisis is inextricably linked to the climate crisis.
Antibiotics have been around for less than a century. But as resistant bacteria become increasingly difficult to treat, we risk a greater number of deaths from infections.
Discover how music, fiction and other creative works can offer solace and foster empathy amid the complexities of climate change.
You can’t save the planet on your own. Take a deep breath, take some notes from these leading experts – and then take action.
Struggling with climate anxiety? You’re not alone. Experts unpack this unprecedented and growing mental health crisis.
Hotter, drier conditions associated with El Niño can be detrimental to our health. These tips may help.
A five-year international project is exploring the purpose of education, revolving around the central question:How could education help us live well in a world worth living in for all?
The world’s collective failure to adequately address climate change alters “the rules of the parenting game”.
This week on Monash University's “What Happens Next?” podcast, meet the change-makers on the front lines of food.
Season 7 of Monash University’s podcast returns from hiatus with an investigation into food security. How will we feed more people than ever on an ever-warming planet?
After a decade of climate wars, Australia is suddenly united, with state, territory and federal governments aiming for net zero by 2050 for the first time.
It’s imperative we build national capacity programs for healthcare professionals to respond and manage climate change-related impacts on health, disasters, and risk reductions.
Although First Nations peoples’ connections to land are now legally well-established, their connections to water are not.
A Different Lens: While it’s easy to dwell on the darker elements of contemporary global politics, we should all remember that positive change is also afoot.
There are things we need to unlearn, learn and relearn about conditions for living together on this planet in just, equitable and sustainable ways.
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?
A new study has found extreme cold weather increased the risk of death in Italy during the pandemic, and while Australian conditions are different, there are valuable lessons to be learned.
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