NSW’s largest coal mine project is set to expand. Here’s what authorities got wrong about the trade-offs
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Liz Hicks, Lecturer in Law, The University of Melbourne·10d ago
The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has just greenlit an expansion of the largest coal mine project in the state’s history.
Wildlife tracking to fill gaps in monarch migration research
Phys.orgby Iowa State University·10d ago
Wildlife tracking to fill gaps in monarch migration research Every fall, monarch butterflies fuel up on nectar from Iowa's fall-blooming wildflowers before embarking on an extraordinary migration...
Expert Insights: We Can’t Keep Snakes Out of Every Home. But We Can Make Encounters Safer
The Better Indiaby Sriroopa Dutta·10d ago
On a rainy day, a snake does not know that the dry place it has found belongs to a human being. It may be a garage, a storeroom, a pile of construction material, a drain, a garden, a car bonnet or...
Cabinet clears ₹1.8 lakh-crore Green Energy Corridor-III
Hindustan Timesby HT Correspondent·10d ago
Cabinet clears ₹1.8 lakh-crore Green Energy Corridor-III The programme is aimed at reinforcing India’s Intra-State Transmission System (InSTS) so that it can evacuate up to 135 gigawatts (GW) of...
Businesses fear visa changes to backpacker visas will make staffing harder
ABC News Australiaby Giulia Bertoglio and Ruby Littler·10d ago
In short: Businesses in remote Western Australia's north are nervous about their future workforce after changes to backpacker entitlements.
Myanmar’s polluting mines selling to China through Thai companies
Mongabay Globalby Andy Lehren·10d ago
- Large volumes of critical minerals are being imported from Myanmar into Thailand and then mostly resold to China.
India’s river interlinks may carry invasive species to more areas
The Hinduby Jhinook Mitra·10d ago
The National River-Linking Project is the world’s most ambitious project of its kind to date, proposing to link 37 major river basins across India using 30 links, potentially redistributing around...
Swiss glaciers lose more than 5% of ice after record heatwave
Channel News Asiaby CNA·10d ago
LES DIABLERETS, Switzerland: Swiss glaciers are shrinking rapidly after suffering one of their worst years of ice loss during a record-breaking European heatwave.
Karnataka parties want new Western Ghats ESA survey. Environmentalists agree, but for different reasons
The South Firstby Keerthivas·10d ago
Synopsis: Congress and BJP argue that the Kasturirangan-based ESA proposal risks bringing plantations, farmland and settlements under restrictions that could constrain future development and...
COA asks Ombudsman to look into Albay flood control project
Rapplerby Rappler.com·10d ago
AT A GLANCE - The Commission on Audit has requested the Office of Ombudsman to investigate a P9.97-million flood control project in Ligao City due to issues with a payment of P5.77 million to BDL...
30 wildlife cameras fail to spot 'quite cute' native after year of filming
ABC News Australiaby George Nicoll·10d ago
In short: Wildlife cameras have been filming in Litchfield National Park for almost 12 months, but the nationally endangered northern quoll is yet to be spotted.
'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years
RFI Englishby RFI·10d ago
'Catastrophic': Swiss glaciers lose fifth of mass in five years Les Diablerets (Switzerland) (AFP) – Switzerland's glaciers, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, have lost...
Agriculture ministry mulling parental leave for farmers - Taipei Times
Taipei Times·10d ago
The Ministry of Agriculture is considering paid parental leave for young farmers, with Minister Chen Junne-jih (陳駿季) yesterday saying that the government hopes to introduce the benefit next year.
Tiny image sparks big backlash in Nikon photo contest
BBC Newsby Zoe Kleinman·11d ago
- Published The winning entry of a prestigious scientific photography competition is being re-evaluated following criticism from other scientists that it was made with AI.
Scientists develop 'floating scarecrow' to protect threatened seabirds
Phys.orgby University·11d ago
Scientists develop 'floating scarecrow' to protect threatened seabirds New research has shown that a "floating scarecrow" developed by U.K.-based scientists and a repurposed bird-scaring kite can...
The AI telling farmers when to harvest
BBC Newsby Chris Baraniuk·11d ago
- Published When the first day of the apple harvest rolled around in Washington State last year, the fruit was ripe and the pickers were ready – but the weather had other ideas.
Energy bills are going up - here's what you can do about it
BBC News·11d ago
- Published Energy prices have now risen by nearly 4%, with forecasts of a much bigger jump to come in January.
Floating scarecrows: how Cornish fishers are stopping seabirds drowning in their nets
Environment | The Guardianby Patrick Barkham·11d ago
Bird-shaped kites and a floating scarecrow are being tested to try to stop endangered seabirds drowning in fishing nets.
Devastating year for Switzerland's glaciers after extreme heat and low snow
Phys.orgby ETH Zurich·11d ago
Devastating year for Switzerland's glaciers after extreme heat and low snow Switzerland's glaciers lost more than 5% of their ice volume in 2026.
Aluminium smelter's future secured in $200m lifeline
PerthNowby Eleanor Wilson·11d ago
Aluminium smelter's future secured in $200m lifeline Hundreds of smelter workers can breathe a sigh of relief after a government funding package helped secure a five-year power deal.
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