Adaption

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Sciences & Technology

Birds are the ultimate architects, designing their nests for every climate

Whether it’s a dome, cup or pendant, new research shows bird nest designs match specific climatic conditions, giving hope that some can adjust nesting behaviours for changing weather conditions

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Health & Medicine

We aren’t all equal when it comes to climate vulnerability

A new index measures the social vulnerability of communities in the face of climate change in Australia – and finds inequalities across the country

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Environment

On the ground and hoping ambition triumphs at COP28

Director of Melbourne Climate Futures Professor Jacqueline Peel is in Dubai and hoping for positive progress towards achieving the Paris Agreement

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Environment

Human rights law demands climate change adaptation

Supporting climate adaptation for vulnerable peoples is not just a matter of ‘aid’ but rather a legal obligation that must be met

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Sciences & Technology

Using genetics to conserve wildlife

Conserving wildlife with breeding programs doesn’t help threatened species to adapt, but synthetic biology may be able to bring protection by adapting genetics

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Environment

Sequenced quoll genome a new tool for conservation

Researchers have sequenced the genome of the eastern quoll, and it may lead to improved breeding programs in the bid to re-establish the animal on the Australian mainland

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Environment

Tracking the climate threat to Australia’s unique ecosystems

Evidence of the impact of climate change on our country’s distinct flora and fauna is beginning to emerge, and we’re running out of time to record and preserve our extraordinary biodiversity

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Sciences & Technology

Plants have feelings too

Just like us, plants have skin that reacts to the environment around them, and this is crucial to their survival

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