Trust is key: why home energy upgrades need more than rebates
The Conversation Australiaby Christoph Brodnik, Research Knowledge Manager, Monash University·2 Sept 2026
Many Australian homes were not built to cope with a rapidly changing climate. Compared to new homes, established houses tend to consume – and waste – significant amounts of energy.
Indigenous ‘turtle women’ help vulnerable reptiles recover in Ecuadorian Amazon
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb·2 Sept 2026
On the banks of the Aguarico River in the Ecuadorian Amazon, a group of Indigenous Siekopai women are combining traditional knowledge and modern technology to help a threatened native turtle...
Snow resorts wind up business early after warmest winter on record
ABC News Australiaby Tom Saunders·2 Sept 2026
Australian ski resorts are winding up operations early in 2026 after the warmest winter on record.
How much EVs saved amid war revealed
PerthNowby Nathan Schmidt·2 Sept 2026
New EV drivers will save $76m after Iran war fuel spike, data reveals Australians who switched to an electric car in the first half of 2026 following the US and Israel’s February attack on Iran...
Storms from El Niño could make trees vanish from England’s landscape, expert warns
The Independentby Bryony Gooch·2 Sept 2026
Storms associated with El Niño could pose a danger to England’s dry trees with some species at risk of disappearing from the landscape, an expert has warned.
Here’s why everyone loves Turtuk over Leh
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·2 Sept 2026
At the northern edge of Ladakh, close to the Line of Control (LoC), Turtuk offers a markedly different cultural experience from the Buddhist-majority communities elsewhere in the region.
Global road map tracks four years of infrastructure change using AI
Phys.orgby Katrina Jordan·2 Sept 2026
Global road map tracks four years of infrastructure change using AI The United Nations considers well-developed and safe roads an important part of infrastructure in its Sustainable Development...
Queensland to heat up during first weekend of spring
ABC News Australiaby Olivia Nunes-Malek, Jay Carstens, Mark Rigby, and Megan Hughes·2 Sept 2026
In short: Above-average temperatures are expected for south-east and western Queensland during the first weekend of spring.
Quick action needed as the world is set to get hotter than we hoped
Phys.orgby UN Environment Programme·2 Sept 2026
Quick action needed as the world is set to get hotter than we hoped Global temperature rise is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years, pushing climate risks and impacts to...
Blind spots at Antarctic coasts limit sea level projections
Phys.orgby Roland Koch·2 Sept 2026
Blind spots at Antarctic coasts limit sea level projections The Antarctic coastal zone is not simply the edge of the continent.
An island is floating around a B.C. reservoir — and it keeps disappearing | Globalnews.ca
globalnews.caby Rachel Goodman·2 Sept 2026
A bizarre phenomenon is drawing international attention to the shores of British Columbia’s largest body of water: a floating island of densely woven vegetation keeps appearing, disappearing, and...
Trail cameras catch elusive, endangered ocelots using wildlife crossing in Texas
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·2 Sept 2026
The ocelot, a spotted, medium-sized wild cat, used to be prominent along the American Southwest. But now, fewer than 100 individual wild ocelots remain in the United States.
Many layers: On onion produce, issues
The Hinduby Authors; Contributors·2 Sept 2026
Since the 1960s, India has developed a balancing-act habit: between keeping food prices affordably low for consumers and assuring farmers of remunerative prices, with the state’s interventions...
River-linking is not the solution
The Hinduby T Ramakrishnan·2 Sept 2026
The Union Minister for Home Affairs Amit Shah’s speech at the Southern Zonal Council’s meeting last month in Mamallapuram has provided a few takeaways on the contentious issue of water sharing.
Yosemite, again in corporate crosshairs, embodies the long war over US national park privatization
The Conversation (US)by Michael Childers, Associate Professor of History, Colorado State University·2 Sept 2026
Reports that the Trump administration is working to transfer part of Yosemite National Park to a private land developer have heightened concerns among park advocates and the public about...
World must prepare for 'reality' of missing 1.5C goal: UN
Phys.orgby Nick Perry·2 Sept 2026
World must prepare for 'reality' of missing 1.5C goal: UN The United Nations said Wednesday the 1.5°C target would be missed and outlined how global temperatures might be brought back down in a...
UP floods: Over 16K evacuated as 23 districts hit; 3 killed, relief ops scaled up
Hindustan Timesby PTI·2 Sept 2026
UP floods: Over 16K evacuated as 23 districts hit; 3 killed, relief ops scaled up Lucknow, As many as 16,784 people have been evacuated to safety so far, with 3,042 of them rescued on Wednesday, as...
The mission to find survivors in Nepal's underground 'Goldilocks zones'
ABC News Australiaby Hanan Dervisevic, Jarrod Fankhauser, Jessica Riga, Joshua Byrd, and Matt Liddy·2 Sept 2026
The tunnels were built to harness the power of Nepal's rushing mountain rivers. Now, they have become the focus of one of the country's most desperate rescue missions.
The World Will Overshoot 1.5°C and Must Now Remove Carbon, United Nations Says - Eos
Eosby Grace van Deelen·2 Sept 2026
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news that impacts science and scientists today.
Satellites Watched a Himalayan Glacier Speed Up for Weeks Before It Unleashed a Flash Flood That Killed Over 1,000 People
Gizmodoby Matthew Phelan·2 Sept 2026
Relief workers and volunteers are still scrambling to save lives one week after a huge, glacier-coated chunk of mountain near Langtang Lirung peak collapsed catastrophically, raining rock, ice, and...
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