The Environment
Bold solutions for global challenges
The Environment
Bold solutions for global challenges
Sperm-storing tree skinks are 'secret swingers': new research
Australian tree skinks are mainly monogamous – but new research showing female skinks can store sperm from different males might explain the species’ evolutionary success.
Please explain: What is La Nina and does it affect me?
As NSW records its wettest and coldest November in over a century, eastern Australia is in the midst of a five-month long La Nina weather event, that will cause heavy rainfall, increased flooding and cyclone risk, Adjunct Fellow Andrew Gissing explains.
Flat-pack pods give wildlife a post-bushfire fighting chance
Flat-pack habitat pods developed by a Macquarie University scientist might be the salvation of small ground-dwelling animals trying to survive after bushfires.
Please explain: How does hydrogen power work?
VIDEO: Almost all the hydrogen fuel that the world uses is created from fossil fuels. Researchers are now racing to produce it from renewable sources, explains Dr Tony Jerkovic from the Department of Molecular Sciences.
Time is now: seven avenues for corporate climate activism
The corporate world needs to step up and speak out as humanity faces its worst crisis, write Macquarie Business School professors Debbie Haski-Leventhal and Martina Linnenluecke.
The power of community in a climate emergency
The world is at a crossroads on climate change – and with COP26 failing to secure an agreement that limits global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, the role that individuals and communities can play may be more crucial than ever.
Please explain: What's the difference between a tornado and a cyclone?
With tornadoes wreaking havoc in recent thunderstorms, Dr Tom Mortlock, an Adjunct Fellow in the Department of Natural Sciences at Macquarie University, explains what they are and whether we are seeing more of them.
Why city 'bin chickens' could be their country cousins' saviour
The Australian white ibis is maligned as a pest in our cities but is threatened in its inland habitat – so population control needs a national approach, new research suggests.
Please explain: Why are bird eggs different colours?
Biology PhD candidate Kiara L'Herpiniere is tracing the history of egg colours in Australian songbirds – and has found fascinating links between nest construction and egg colour.
World first: Study confirms mistaken identity may explain why sharks bite humans
New shark-vision models show that many shark bites by great whites may be a case of mistaken identity, as surfing and swimming humans on the ocean’s surface closely resemble seals and sea-lions.
Backyard bird count shines a light on urban bird life
Ban the post-lockdown blues, pick up some binoculars and explore your own backyard during National Bird Week.
Living Seawalls in global spotlight for boosting marine habitat
The Living Seawalls project led by Macquarie University scientists could help remediate the environmental impacts of a global boom in marine construction.