A University of Queensland marine scientist’s efforts to reduce the impact of climate change have been honoured by Prince Albert II of Monaco. The Prince presented…

Australia has a stronger voice in conservation, with the election of Associate Professor James Watson as president of the Society for Conservation Biology. Dr Watson,…

Five Macquarie University staff members and alumni have been recognised in The Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2014, across…

New research shows that the expansion of the tropics and associated changes in Pacific Ocean wind patterns facilitated the Polynesian migration to the far eastern…

One of Australia’s most highly regarded environmental scientists, Professor Tim Flannery, will join the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute as a Professorial Fellow. Professor Flannery said…

Macquarie University climate change scientist Professor Lesley Hughes is the winner of the 2014 Australian Government Eureka Prize for Promoting Understanding of Australian Science Research….

Scientists are calling for a better understanding of regional climates, after research into New Zealand’s glaciers has revealed climate change in the Northern Hemisphere does not…

Renowned Monash University water researcher Professor Rebekah Brown has been appointed Director of the Monash Sustainability Institute (MSI). Professor Brown is recognised internationally for her…

Australian scientists are studying how plants worldwide will respond to more extreme rainfall in a future affected by climate change. They report that impacts will…

Improved water productivity and increased export incomes are at the heart of a new National water management blueprint launched at the University of Melbourne recently….