Why ‘best before’ food labelling is not best for the planet or your budget

  Karolina Grabowska/Pexels UK supermarkets have removed “best before” dates on thousands of fresh food products in an effort to reduce food waste. One of the...

We may be underestimating just how bad carbon-belching SUVs are for the climate – and for our health

Australia’s love for fuel-hungry and fuel-inefficient SUVs is hampering our ability to bring transport emissions down. SUVs make up half of all new car sales last...

Ever heard of ocean forests? They’re larger than the Amazon and more productive than we thought

Amazon, Borneo, Congo, Daintree. We know the names of many of the world’s largest or most famous rainforests. And many of us know about the world’s...

A dam built in the Amazon created thousands of ‘forest islands’ but they are too small to sustain most species

Built in the 1980s, the Balbina Dam is one of dozens of large dams across rivers in the Amazon Basin. Such dams might leave behind seemingly...

Net zero: Copenhagen’s failure to meet its 2025 target casts doubt on other major climate plans

The city of Copenhagen, often celebrated as one of the world’s greenest for its cycling culture and other initiatives, recently defaulted on its pledge to become...

2022’s supercharged summer of climate extremes: How global warming and La Niña fueled disasters on top of disasters

Is your gas stove bad for your health?

Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest in magnetic induction cooktops – surfaces that cook much faster than...

Invasive reptile and amphibian species are causing billions of dollars in damages globally

Economic growth and globalization have connected the world’s most distant places. Rapid trade and transport have boosted economic growth globally, but not without consequences: many species...

Where is your seafood really from? We’re using ‘chemical fingerprinting’ to fight seafood fraud and illegal fishing

Photo by Chait Goli/Pexels, CC BY Fake foods are invading our supermarkets, as foods we love are substituted or adulterated with lower value or unethical goods....

What Liz Truss’s government means for climate action

Ever since climate change appeared on the political agenda, there has been general agreement on the need for a robust response. While the implementation of climate...