Is it a bird? Is it a bee? No, it’s a lizard pollinating South Africa’s ‘hidden flower’

Towards the end of 2017, PhD candidate Ruth Cozien and her husband Dr Timo van der…

The Indian school where students pay for lessons with plastic waste

Every morning, students in Assam’s Pamohi village go to school clutching a bag of plastic waste,…

The Morrison government has abrogated responsibility for acting on the climate crisis to the states | John Hewson

A colleague commented to me recently: “Where would we be without the states leading and driving…

Bin-shaming: the fine line between recycling education and community alienation

A Sydney council has come under fire for a program in which staff inspect residents’ garbage…

Appropriators strike deal on funding totals to avoid December shutdown

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Liberals blanch at Durbin’s Judiciary power play

Dick Durbin didn’t become Senate Democratic leader. He might still end up as one of the…

Specieswatch: each octopus arm may have a mind of its own

One of the most remarkable creatures on the planet is the common octopus, or Octopus vulgaris,…

Joe Biden announces John Kerry as pick to be first ever US climate envoy – video

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Biden urges Senate to take up confirmation process for Cabinet picks

President-elect Joe Biden introduces key foreign policy and national security nominees and appointments at the Queen…

Police investigate I’m a Celebrity over fears non-native bugs may be escaping

Police are investigating I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! over concerns non-native wildlife…