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Little Penguins' Survival Battles Heat Up

The latest floods have drowned out memories of drought in many parts of Australia, but ecosystems and native species are still battling with the effects of drought and bushfire.

20 Jun 2022

U City Declared South Australia's First Carbon Neutral Building this Morning

Uniting Communities’ U City has become the first building in South Australia to achieve Carbon Neutral Building Certification and a 5 Star Green Star Performance Rating via the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) and the Australian Government’s Climate Active Program.

16 Jun 2022

Study Offers New Insights into the Role Played by Clouds in the History of Climate

Viewed from space, Earth may have looked like a giant snowball during the global ice ages of the Cryogenian period. In the geosciences, this hypothesis that the oceans were completely frozen over has become established as the Snowball Earth theory.

15 Jun 2022

‘Sharkskin’ Makes Planes Faster, Smoother, Cheaper

A sharkskin-inspired coating on planes will save thousands of dollars per flight and slash carbon emissions, says Aussie start-up, MicroTau.

15 Jun 2022

Olympus to Use 100% Renewable Electricity at R&D and Manufacturing Sites in Japan

Olympus Corporation ("Olympus" - Director, Representative Executive Officer, President and CEO: Yasuo Takeuchi) announces that from April 2022, the company has begun to exclusively source 100% of the electricity used at its major R&D and manufacturing sites in Japan from renewable sources.

From Olympus Corporation 14 Jun 2022

Helping Local Renewable Energy Projects Move Forward

Jungwoo Chun makes surprising discoveries about sustainability initiatives by zooming in on local communities.

13 Jun 2022

GRDC’s Support Plants the Seed for Crop Disease Breakthroughs

A Curtin University research centre will continue to discover new ways to reduce the economic impact of crop disease for Australian growers, with a further five-year investment of $30 million by the Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC).

10 Jun 2022

Argonne Leads Effort to Use Sustainable Aviation Fuels for Decarbonizing Aviation

Argonne is helping the aviation industry chart a more environmentally friendly future by bringing science and industry together to advance the research and development of sustainable aviation fuels.

6 Jun 2022

Plastic Free Places Hits 12.5 Million Pieces of Single Use Plastics Removed

In the five years since its inception, the Plastic Free Places (PFP) program, run by the Boomerang Alliance, has eliminated, or removed over 12.5 million single use takeaway plastic items from use. That includes plastic straws, cutlery, coffee cups, lids, water bottles and plastic containers.

3 Jun 2022

Transformative Changes Across Economies and Societies are Crucial to Address Planetary Emergencies

The global scientific community has issued another warning that increasing climate change and biodiversity loss will together reinforce negative impacts on people around the world, including food insecurity, health risks and disrupted livelihoods, as well as involuntary displacements leading to social unrest.

2 Jun 2022