Environment

What looks like an abandoned lot is often anything but – ecologically speaking. Our Map of the Month shows just how much biodiversity is hiding in Melbourne’s forgotten landscapes

A global assessment found that virtually all coral reef ecosystems face a high risk of collapse in 50 years. Cutting emissions to curb ocean warming is vital to save them in our lifetime

Climate change is taught as a global phenomenon, but young people around the world are living with its effects in their own regions. So, what should climate education look like now?

Global demand for lithium-ion batteries could rise twentyfold by 2050. New research finds even ambitious improvements won’t contain the climate impacts from their production

New research tracing 1000 years of fire history shows how Australia's forests grew more fire-prone after colonisation, creating landscapes that drive the country's worsening bushfire crisis

Australia's High Court has ruled that environmental authorities assessing a coal mine expansion must consider emissions from burning its coal, even overseas

New infrastructure is building '20 minute cities'. Beyond practical benefits, this approach is likely to offer considerable social and personal value – gains yet to be fully measured

Japan has record low levels of homelessness and Finland has spent decades driving its numbers down. One built its way there, the other made housing unconditional. Australia needs both

Australia and Türkiye will soon be the first countries to share hosting rights for a COP meeting. So how will this arrangement play out, and what are the opportunities?