Australia has just listed Indigenous knowledge among its science priorities – after First Nations knowledge has long gone uncredited in Western “discoveries”, such as life-changing drugs.
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.
For Monash science academic Michael Brown, cycling to campus is as easy as riding a bike, and provides health and environmental benefits.
Hotter, drier conditions associated with El Niño can be detrimental to our health. These tips may help.
A four-year study of households has shown how the increasing focus on our homes as sites of work, rest and play can increase energy use despite soaring prices.
Fijian youth are combining modern science with traditional knowledge to develop innovative responses to the immediate threat posed by climate change.
Researchers have confirmed what most of us have long suspected: Home crowds give professional sports teams an advantage – at least in the NBA.
It’s too hot for bare feet, but that doesn’t mean you can cook a fry-up on the path outside your house. A frying pan is a much better tool for the job, because it conducts heat far more efficiently.
Girls and women experience climate change in unique ways. This includes being vulnerable to gender-based violence as climate change brings about forced migration, loss of housing and income.
‘Thirsty air’ can create rapid and devastating droughts, but new research offers hope that we might be able to see them coming in advance.
Will we see driverless cars, personalised public transport and flying taxis in the future? In this episode we ask the experts what the future of travel looks like.
A passion for real-world maths has put Professor Jenni Evans inside the world’s most destructive cyclones – and at the top of her field.
What if we stop exploring space? This theme will look at why space exploration not only helps us understand how we came to exist, but can also help us solve some of the biggest challenges we face here on earth. We'll talk to experts ranging from astronomers to architects about why it's vital we keep exploring beyond the earth.
In this What Happens Next? podcast episode Susan chats to the experts exploring what we could do differently to improve the quality of information and media.
The lasting impacts of the recent bushfires reach far and wide. Watch A Different Lens to find out why we’re still seeing them.
Staying cool in the heat of competition will take on a new meaning at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
The peak time for heatwaves in southern Australia hasn't yet arrived. Many parts of Australia can expect heavy rains and flooding, and northern Australia's cyclone season is just gearing up.
Somewhat of an accidental weatherman, Paul Higgins now uses his position to take people into the science foretelling our future.
Meet Graham Hawke, the BOM’s backroom strategist helping climate-sensitive industries and governments prepare for future weather events.
Ten years ago, politicians would routinely voice disdain for climate science. Now, while the policy debate remains fierce, the battleground has shifted to economics and jobs.
Increased atmospheric energy as a results of climate change is putting the tropics and subtropics at risk of being lashed with more intense storms.
It might seem a grand adventure, but the arduous conditions and isolation send most people packing.
Planning a Christmas Day barbecue? You might just have to rely on the “stick your hand out the window” trick this year.
Look up into the night sky and you’re unlikely to see an Australian satellite, but that might all be about to change.
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