Australian honeybees are under attack by mites and beetles. Here’s how to keep your backyard hive safe
Next week is World Bee Day. But right now Australia’s honeybees are facing an exceptional crisis. What can we do to protect our hives?
Category: Environmental
Tourism’s Carbon Footprint
Can tourism be green? What is your carbon footprint when travelling? Should I fly?
Good news, beach lovers: our research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago
Good news, everyone! Recent research found 39% less plastic waste around Australian coastal cities than a decade ago.
Why do we burn gas in our homes?
Carbon Choices UK author, Neil Kitching, makes the case to use electricity, rather than gas, in our homes—for carbon health and energy security reasons.
Humans generate 62 million tonnes of e-waste each year. Here’s what happens when it’s recycled
Sukhbir Sandhu, University of South Australia In 2022, humans generated roughly 62 million tonnes of electronic waste—or e-waste. That’s enough to fill more than 1.5 million garbage trucks. And by 2030, that figure is expected to rise to 82 million tonnes. Australia is a huge contributor to this problem. Every year each Australian, on average,…
Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We are finding new ways to recycle it
Athletes have got better—but so has their equipment. And the amount of waste from sports is growing fast. Our research offers a way to reduce this waste—and extract valuable carbon fibres.
After 65,000 years caring for this land, First Nations peoples are now key to Australia’s clean energy revolution
First Nations peoples must be central to Australia’s transition to renewable forms of power.
How to beat Ultra Processed Foods
How to beat ultra processed foods? Improved food labelling and forcing supermarkets to sell healthier products would be a good start.
Sick of packing school lunches already? Here’s how to make it easier
Preparing nutritious food to appeal to kids, budgeting, buying sustainably, reducing food waste—how can we make school lunches easier?
Is your child nervous about going back to school? Try asking them what they are looking forward to
From this week, schools will start to return for term 1. What can we do to help children who might be anxious about new teachers, classes and routines?
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