Environment
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From mussels to ancient fish, WA freshwater species plummet
River flows in WA’s South West region have fallen 70 per cent in 50 years and for previously widespread species like Carter’s freshwater mussel, time is running out.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Could a bigger dam save Sydney from flooding? The question confronting the city
As thousands of residents turn their attention to the mammoth clean-up effort after heavy rain and flash flooding smashed them for the third time this year, the question over whether the Warragamba Dam wall should be raised has reared its head again.
- by Laura Chung
Inside the war room where the fight against the varroa mite is raging
From an office block in rural NSW the battle to save Australia’s honey bees from destruction is being waged.
- by Laura Chung
Opinion
Gender
Fed up with the chore wars, grumpy women are now politically dangerous
The federal government has been warned: the importance of domestic democracy in underpinning gender equality is one issue that most people agree on. Lack of action could be dangerous.
- by Kristine Ziwica
Analysis
IPCC
So you want to host a COP? How to win the UN climate talks
Australia has taken its first steps to secure the rights to co-host the UN’s key climate talks with its Pacific neighbours, but there is a long and complicated path ahead.
- by Nick O'Malley
‘A complicated murder mystery’: What’s killing Sydney’s frogs?
As hundreds of people report sick and dead frogs across Australia, scientists are yet to find the cause of a second wave in what they call a “frog pandemic”.
- by Angus Thomson
How thunderstorms in Fiji are melting Antarctica’s glaciers
Antarctica has lost roughly 3 trillion tonnes of ice since the early 1990s, raising the question of what the world could look like as its ice retreats.
- by Laura Chung
Mangroves in need of more research to protect a key part of Kimberley culture
On Bardi country, mangroves have been a central part of life for thousands of years. Traditional Owners want more research into what makes these systems so special.
- by Peter de Kruijff
Hiding in plain sight: Scientists discover an extra 76,000 hectares of mangroves in WA
Despite access to satellite technology for decades, we are only now getting an idea of the true extent of the North West’s mangrove system.
- by Peter de Kruijff
