Financing options open to Australia’s coal operators dwindled further after another of the country’s largest banks said it would end almost all investment in thermal Continue Reading
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World’s largest solar farm planned for Northern Territory
The iconic Newcastle Waters Station in the Northern Territory — once owned by Kerry Packer — has been revealed as the proposed location for the Continue Reading
Study shows different ‘hot-button- words’ trigger different reactions in conservatives and liberals
Researchers have linked a brain region to what they call neural polarization, offering a glimpse into the partisan brain in the weeks leading up to Continue Reading
Is reaching zero Covid19 even possible?
Most scientists agree that stringent control measures, involving efficient contact tracing, testing and isolation, together with social distancing and mask wearing, are required to limit Continue Reading
The Pilbara could soon host major hydrogen export hub
The desolate red sands of the Pilbara region in western Australia, home to most of the iron ore mines that account for a major chunk Continue Reading
China’s recent climate action plan could have huge implications for Australia
China’s President Xi Jinping surprised the global community recently by committing his country to net-zero emissions by 2060. Prior to this announcement, the prospect of Continue Reading
How Donald Trump so damaged science it could take decades to recover
The US president’s actions have exacerbated the pandemic that has killed more than 200,000 people in the United States, rolled back environmental and public-health regulations Continue Reading
Greenland ice sheet fast disappearing – worse to come
An assessment of past, present and future ice loss from the Greenland ice sheet shows that rates of loss in the twenty‑first century will be Continue Reading
Covid 19: the world picture today
The coronavirus pandemic has infected more than 36.0 million people and killed more than 1,050,000 worldwide since late January, when it was first reported. The Continue Reading
Scientist Behind Venus Life Claim Describes It as “Crazy”
“When I first learned of Jane’s finding I simply didn’t believe it.” The discovery of phosphine in the atmosphere of Venus — a colorless and Continue Reading
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