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It's time we all burst our carbon bubbles

5 July 2017

Distant financial elites aren't the only ones with investments in the fossil fuel industry – most people with a private pension or savings account do too

How Aboriginal knowledge can help the world combat wildfires

5 July 2017

Wildfires are on the increase across the globe as the climate changes. To gain control, we should learn how people in Australia have traditionally tamed them

The ethics issue: Should we geoengineer the planet?

5 July 2017

We only have one Earth. How far should we go in our attempts to save it from ourselves?

The ethics issue: Should we let synthetic life forms loose?

5 July 2017

New forms of life could help tackle problems from famine to global warming, but releasing them into the wild raises biosafety concerns

The ethics issue: Should we give other animals rights?

5 July 2017

Minimising the suffering of other life forms is a laudable goal – but there's also human well-being to consider

Banded Ground-Cuckoo (Neomorphus radiolosus) perched on a branch in Ecuador, South America.

Cuckoos mimic the sound of musk hogs to avoid being eaten

3 July 2017

The ground cuckoo makes a noise very similar to that used by pig-like peccaries to warn off predatory cats, which could be evidence of acoustic mimicry

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 15, 2014 in New York City. As fears from Ebola and a global slowdown spread, stocks plunged on Wednesday with the Dow falling over 400 points during the afternoon before recovering slightly

Fighting climate change could trigger a massive financial crash

30 June 2017

The risks of global warming go far beyond the physical. If we don’t start preparing for the transition to a low-carbon economy we’re in for an incredibly bumpy ride