The sudden realisation our conscientious separation of recyclable paper and plastics from our rubbish will not be enough to fend off a garbage crisis has people Continue Reading
Science/Environment
Warring on Plastic: David Attenborough, Britain and Environmental Missions
Image from dailymotion.com By Binoy Kampmark Few documentaries have had quite this impact, so much so that it has ushered in the unfortunate combination of Continue Reading
Tackling inequality means first understanding the problem
Research shows it’s not actually inequality we care about – it’s unfairness. But that fact shouldn’t be interpreted as supporting the status quo Spencer Platt/Getty Continue Reading
Blueberry farms run-off linked to high nitrogen levels in Coffs Coast waterway
By Dom Vukovic Residents on the New South Wales Mid North Coast say they are alarmed by the results of a study linking fertiliser run-off Continue Reading
Nature is near collapse, so society is too
Biodiversity will collapse everywhere on Earth if humans carry on as we are, according to 550 scientists from 100 countries. The biggest victims will be Continue Reading
Bellingen protest marks International Day of Forests
Forest activists and blockaders met in Bellingen on the corner of Church and Hyde streets, today, to protest on International Day of Forests. They did this Continue Reading
Cancer algorithm uses game theory to double survival time
Using algorithms to monitor cancer evolution and apply game theory to their treatment has doubled the survival time of men with advanced prostate cancer Two Continue Reading
A brief history of Stephen Hawking: A legacy of paradox. Obituary.
Gemma Levine/Getty By Stuart Clark Stephen Hawking, the world-famous theoretical physicist, has died at the age of 76. Hawking’s children, Lucy, Robert and Tim said Continue Reading
“Tourists are loving the world to death”
Some friends of mine have stopped travelling. Pretty much, anyway. They’re refusing to fly anywhere, unless they’re going to be staying in their destination for Continue Reading
Gladstone Forest Blockade enters fourth week
The blockade at Gladstone State Forest near Bellingen has now stopped logs from leaving the forest for over four weeks. Press Release from Bellingen Environment Continue Reading
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