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3 min read 2023-02-05 06:30:55

Solar Farms Can Actually Double as Havens for Wildlife

Australia’s renewable energy transition has prompted the construction of dozens of large-scale solar farms. The boom helps reduce Australia’s

4 min read 2023-02-04 10:30:49

The ozone layer is on track to heal within four decades, according to a recent UN report, but this progress could be undone by an upsurge in rocket

4 min read 2023-02-04 06:30:43

Black holes are bizarre things, even by the standards of astronomers. Their mass is so great, it bends space around them so tightly that nothing can

4 min read 2023-02-03 11:00:03

We know the world must move to cleaner energy sources to head off the worst effects of climate change, but the technology required for the transition

4 min read 2023-01-29 08:30:53

Tech companies are always in the news, usually touting the next big thing. However, the tech news cycle recently hasn’t been dominated by the

6 min read 2023-01-28 09:00:27

I think all craters are cool, I’m just going to start with that. I am very biased.Impact craters occur on every planetary body in our Solar System,

6 min read 2023-01-28 06:30:20

Australia is set to host the 2032 Olympic games in Queensland’s capital Brisbane, captivating an audience of billions. With so many eyes on

4 min read 2023-01-22 12:30:02

If Australia is to decarbonise our energy system by 2050, we need to start the transition to electric vehicles very soon. Cars sold in the 2030s will

4 min read 2023-01-22 12:30:02

If Australia is to decarbonise our energy system by 2050, we need to start the transition to electric vehicles very soon. Cars sold in the 2030s will

5 min read 2023-01-22 06:30:57

Soaring electricity prices have made 15% of Aussies think about installing solar panels, a recent survey found. Another 6% were already weighing up

5 min read 2023-01-22 06:30:57

Soaring electricity prices have made 15% of Aussies think about installing solar panels, a recent survey found. Another 6% were already weighing up

4 min read 2023-01-21 10:00:51

To beat the summer heat, many of us in the Southern Hemisphere are hitting the beach – and this raises our chances of encountering potentially

5 min read 2023-01-21 06:00:44

If you’re one of the 1.2 million Australians with communication disability or among the 44% of Australian adults with low literacy, you may soon

5 min read 2023-01-15 10:30:00

At the end of every year, I gather statistics on the most viewed Wikipedia articles of the year. This helps me, a computational social scientist,

5 min read 2023-01-15 06:45:54

Many people think of the annual UN climate talks as talkfests which achieve only incremental change, at best. Activist Greta Thunberg has described