Author: The Conversation

Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning

Cities with empty commercial space and housing shortages are converting office buildings into apartments – here’s what they’re learning

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources

The US is losing wetlands at an accelerating rate − here’s how the private sector can help protect these valuable resources

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

How DNA analysis of our rivers and lakes can reveal new secrets about their biodiversity

New research sheds lights on the huge carbon store in Canada’s seabed

New research sheds lights on the huge carbon store in Canada’s seabed

Another national park season is here. Let’s help the parks embrace our arrival

Another national park season is here. Let’s help the parks embrace our arrival

Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees

Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it

From glowing corals to vomiting shrimp, animals have used bioluminescence to communicate for millions of years – here’s what scientists still don’t know about it

World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years

World’s oldest termite mounds discovered in South Africa – and they’ve been storing precious carbon for thousands of years

Peter Dutton needs a plan that goes beyond the electricity sector

Peter Dutton needs a plan that goes beyond the electricity sector

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

Is Earth really getting too hot for people to survive? A scientist explains extreme heat and the role of climate change

The world no longer needs fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

The world no longer needs fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

Mothers have long been absent from dystopian stories. ‘Maternal cli-fi’ is changing the narrative

Mothers have long been absent from dystopian stories. ‘Maternal cli-fi’ is changing the narrative

what happens when a plane collides with a bird?

what happens when a plane collides with a bird?

We’ve found a way to help endangered eels overcome dams and weirs

We’ve found a way to help endangered eels overcome dams and weirs

How glacier algae are challenging the way we think about evolution

How glacier algae are challenging the way we think about evolution

EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil – here’s what that could mean for households across the US

EPA has lowered the screening level for lead in soil – here’s what that could mean for households across the US

How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their celebrations of the summer solstice − and using them to resist

How Indigenous peoples are reclaiming their celebrations of the summer solstice − and using them to resist

Peter Dutton’s plan to cut the 2030 climate target would be an own goal for Australia’s Pacific ambitions

Peter Dutton’s plan to cut the 2030 climate target would be an own goal for Australia’s Pacific ambitions