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A Perfect World Where Farmers and Solar Companies Live in Harmony
When it comes to solar energy, Australia has a huge natural advantage with an abundance of sun and vast, flat expanses of land. This makes it relatively easy to build solar farms across the continent. Some proposed projects, however, overlap with arable land. As a result, solar companies and farmers are often in competition, with…
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La NIña Is Raising Sea Levels but Unfortunately This Is Going To Be the New Normal
Severe coastal flooding inundated islands and atolls across the western equatorial Pacific last week, with widespread damage to buildings and food crops in the Federated States of Micronesia, Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. On one level, very high tides are normal at this time of year in the western Pacific, and are…
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How We Can Help Save the Giant Clam From the Threat of Warmer Waters
Think of the inhabitants of a coral reef, and chances are you’ll think of a giant clam, but our charismatic water friends are facing great challenges.
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Electric Ecology: How Animals and Plants Use Static Electricity to Stay Alive
When you hear the word “electricity”, thoughts of power lines or household appliances are probably conjured up in your mind. But electricity is not just a modern human phenomenon – it was around long before us and, in fact, long before planet Earth. “Electricity” simply refers to the interactions between any electrically charged objects, not…