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  • Not so sweet: explaining the impact of sugar substitutes on the environment

    Not so sweet: explaining the impact of sugar substitutes on the environment
    2025/07/14
    Environmental researchers are calling for greater attention and potential regulation of artificial sweeteners, as they are building up in the environment and waterways around the world. A new study out of the University of Technology, Sydney [[UTS]] has found widely-used sugar substitutes are not decomposing and are turning into 'forever chemicals' that are comparable to P-FAS in the potential harm to animals and the ecosystem. P-FAS is a commonly used acronym for poly fluoro-alkyl substances - a group of man-made chemicals commonly used in water-resistant and non-stick items. P-FAS has been identified in a growing body of research as a toxin and carcinogen with proven negative impacts on the environment and human health.
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    5 分
  • 'It's like a bomb has gone off': the algal bloom devastating SA marine life

    'It's like a bomb has gone off': the algal bloom devastating SA marine life
    2025/07/11
    Toxic algae is taking over the waters off South Australia, with devastating consequences for marine life. It's also impacting the state's fisheries, and prompting fears of serious long-term effects.
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    11 分
  • Study says the burning of fossil fuels responsible for 1,500 deaths

    Study says the burning of fossil fuels responsible for 1,500 deaths
    2025/07/10
    A landmark study from Imperial College London has attributed 1,500 deaths during last week’s European heatwave directly to human-induced climate change. It's the first rapid attribution study to go beyond linking climate change to weather events, and instead ties it directly to human deaths.
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    7 分
  • Thousands seek Australian climate visas as Tuvalu sinks

    Thousands seek Australian climate visas as Tuvalu sinks
    2025/06/30
    More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia. The visa is the result of a treaty between the two countries that seeks to support the island nation through climate change.
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    8 分
  • Hello possums: authorities race to save new population of Leadbeaters found in NSW

    Hello possums: authorities race to save new population of Leadbeaters found in NSW
    2025/06/20
    The Leadbeater's Possum can fit in the palm of your hand, and it has been presumed extinct twice. Now a new population has been discovered in New South Wales, and the race is on to protect it.
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    9 分
  • Mapping the effects of extreme weather in our region

    Mapping the effects of extreme weather in our region
    2025/06/05
    Extreme weather events in our region are causing communities and countries to reassess how to respond to these events. The World Meteorological Organisation has mapped these changes in our region, highlighting the effects they are having not just on land but also in our region's oceans.
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    6 分
  • Calls for more to be done to address natural disaster costs

    Calls for more to be done to address natural disaster costs
    2025/06/02
    New Treasury analysis shows the cost of Cyclone Alfred and other floods across New South Wales and Queensland has reached around $2.2 billion dollars. Community leaders, economists and climate researchers want Australia to do more to address the costs.
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    7 分
  • Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden

    Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden
    2025/04/19
    Researchers are warning extreme heat is a threat to mental health. Doctors have long warned of the dangers of heat related stress and now a study suggests rising temperatures could increase the burden of mental and behavioural disorders by almost 50 per cent by 2050.
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    4 分