Environment

While viral claims about water use don't hold up, the real story is worth understanding. It comes down to where these centres are built, what water they use and how they report it

Flooding, displacement and housing insecurity are no longer distant issues. Houses that move with people are helping communities in Bangladesh adapt to a changing environment

Blast waves, acoustic trauma and sonic booms pose serious, underexamined risks to the threatened species living near proposed launch sites like South Australia's Whalers Way

Standard materials like concrete and steel allow us to build fast, cheaply and at scale. They also have huge environmental impacts. It’s time for the circular revolution

As Sir David Attenborough turns 100, we reflect on what makes him the world's most beloved conservation communicator and why his greatest lesson is making us care about the vanishing natural world

Recent environmental reforms have left the door open for new standards that ensure meaningful engagement with Traditional Owners

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a software tool. It has become the world’s most demanding construction client – with some concerning implications

The second-term Albanese government will be under strong international and domestic pressures to step up its efforts to decarbonise the economy. It has the numbers, so will it happen?

To stop deforestation for agricultural use, we need to transform the way we produce and consume food

Despite the deluge of bleak environmental news, here are some examples of the positive climate progress we have made