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Friday 20 September 2024
After 20 years of evidence on plastic pollution, it is now time to act
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UOW biologist wins international photography competition
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The Senate committee that deals with animal welfare is riding roughshod over dissenting view
You don’t have to work in a paddock to have a valid opinion on animal welfare, writes UOW's Elizabeth Ellis.
Liveable cities: who decides what that means and how we achieve it?
Cities are places of integration, intense population pressures, migration flows, cultural interactions and variations in socio-economic positioning and values. But what makes them liveable?Â
Banning under twos from screens has little basis in evidence
Guidelines recommending no screens before age two came before interactive and educational tablet and smart phone apps, writes Dr Sarah Loughran.
Huge fires are burning northern Australia every year: it’s time to get them under control
Huge fires in September and October burn the most land in northern Australia, writes Dr Owen Price.
The long-term future of Australian coal is drying up
The rise of renewables and climate action will spell an end to Australia’s coal industry, writes Dr Adam Lucas.
Rising seas threaten to drown important mangrove forests, unless we intervene
Mangroves put their roots down where few other plants will, writes Dr Kerrylee Rogers and team.Â