This study looks at how climate change and land use modification impact mercury pollution in wetlands.
Existing climate models useful in forecasting, model testing
A team of scientists has figured out a shortcut way to produce skillful seasonal climate forecasts…
Fighting global warming with blue carbon
Beneath the waters of Australia, plants are helping fight climate change.
Fairy-tale social media fantasies can demolish your confidence, but it’s not all bad
If social media was a person, you'd probably avoid them.
Preventing animal cruelty is physically and emotionally risky for front-line workers
The content you're about to read is not graphic. But it is troubling, because the realities…
Orangutans make complex economic decisions about tool use depending on the current ‘market’ situation
Flexible tool use is closely associated with higher mental processes such as the ability to plan…
We crunched the numbers on ten recent ‘world’s best guitarist’ lists. Where are the women?
Who is currently regarded as the greatest guitarist of all time? It's a hard question to…
Why we should (carefully) consider paying kids to learn
Over the past 15 years, we've seen a decline in the performance of Australian school students…
Social media doesn’t need new regulations to make the internet safer – General Data Protection Regulation can do the job
From concerns about data sharing to the hosting of harmful content, every week seems to bring…
Prejudice against darker skin continues to depress wages for legal immigrants: Study
Legal immigrants with darker skin are paid up to 25 percent less than otherwise comparable lighter-skinned…