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‘Doomsday Glacier’ melting at twice the predicted rate

A new study has predicted the melting of the so-called “Doomsday” Glacier in West Antarctica will cause sea levels to rise by 30mm by 2100 – twice the previous

Antarctic change puts global climate into the unknown

Every southern spring and summer, sea ice around Antarctica melts with the change of season. The melt injects fresh water into the sea, where it mixes and sinks, then

Smartphones moving to easily replaceable batteries

Smartphones and tablets are about to enter a new era of batteries that consumers can easily replace. From February 2027, the European Union (EU) has mandated that new

Australian reefs all facing collapse within 50 years

Every shallow-water coral reef in Australia is facing an “extremely high” risk of collapse by 2075, an international assessment project has concluded. More than 250

Work begins on new Sea World marine wildlife hospital

Construction has started on a new marine wildlife hospital at Sea World on the Gold Coast. It is the first facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, providing

Southern Queensland parched coming into summer

Southern Queensland is one of five areas of Australia with below average rainfall in 2026. Others are the west of Western Australia, north-eastern New South Wales,

Indonesia battling “apex predator” underground fires

Indonesia is experiencing a sharp rise in high intensity, underground peatland infernos off the back of an El Niño-induced dry season. The fires have caused hazardous

Godzilla El Niño tipped to break all previous records

By Mandy Freund The world is bracing for the strongest El Niño in history. The United Nations has made the grim prediction that our planet now sits in the “danger

UN says climate target is now impossible

Jacqueline Peel and Wesley Morgan For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United

Nepal flood rock collapse won’t be the last

By Tirthankar Ghosh and Levan Tielidze On the morning of August 26, a section of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak in Nepal suddenly collapsed. A huge mass of rock,

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