A bit rich: Business groups want urgent climate action after resisting it for 30 years

Australia has seen the latest extraordinary twist in its climate soap opera. An alliance of business…

Nitrogen fertilizers are not effective in reducing nitrous oxide emissions from drip-irrigated cotton fields

Agriculture is the major source of greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions. Application of polymer-coated urea…

Nature conservation policy rarely succeeds in changing people's behaviour

It is a well-known problem: too rarely do nature conservation initiatives, recommendations, or strategies announced by…

The quality of Nigerian home-grown rice is poor: Here's why

Processing agricultural products—adding value by transforming them from basic commodities—increases their worth, appeal and market value.…

Uncovering the hidden life of 'dead' coral reefs

“Dead” coral rubble can support more animals than live coral, according to University of Queensland researchers…

New advancement in nanophotonics has the potential to improve light-based biosensors

As COVID-19 swept across the world this year, claiming hundreds of thousands of lives, it quickly…

Research finds deep listening could help fight climate change

Curtin University research has found deep listening or Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR) could be used…

'Attack helicopters' an online subculture to watch out for

While trolls have been around almost as long as the Internet, “incels” are a more recent…

Climate change fuels sharp increase in glacier lakes

The volume of lakes formed as glaciers worldwide melt due to climate change has jumped by…

Trump administration finalizes coal plant pollution rollback

The Trump administration on Monday finalized its weakening of an Obama-era rule aimed at reducing polluted…