ABC Environment
The Science Show and Ockham's Razor have always brought us commentary on the environment and climate change. Now Off Track takes us out to feel the breeze. Special features can also be found on Background Briefing and our other current affairs regulars: Breakfast, RN Drive, and the weekend Extras.
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Possum species under threat from climate change
In the Eastern states the brush tail possum is the most widely abundant marsupial in the landscape, but the same can't be said for the WA subspecies with the local name of the Koomal.
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Taking a dip in Iceland's pools
Public bathing in geo-thermally heated pools is a recently developed tradition in Iceland.
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Sea grass
Twenty-seven km offshore from Cairns in Far North Queensland, experiments are conducted 18m under the sea.
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Understanding Iran
Iran in context with two Iranian-American journalists.
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ScienceTalk - wearable power and social networks
Bernie Hobbs gets us all excited about the latest advances in embedded solar power we wear like a second skin, and more proof over the limits of our ability to connect to other people in social networks.
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Greens make their climate and environment election pitch
The Greens were not invited to an election debate over the environment and climate change, and they're not altogether pleased about it.
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Naomi Klein: Australia is the 'outlier' on tackling climate change
Governments have begun work on implementing the 2015 Paris Agreement to limit global warming.
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Losing Gondwanaland
This summer, bushfires ravaged thousands of hectares of world heritage forest in Tasmania. Ancient species are in grave danger. We go to visit the firefields.
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Micrometeorites reveal composition of ancient upper atmosphere
Oxygen bound in iron oxide in micrometeorites suggests an ancient atmosphere similar to that of today.
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Science at the border between life and death episode
Decomposition, with forensic scientist Professor Shari Forbes.
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Animal rights: an IQ debate
Animal rights should trump human interests: an intelligence squared debate
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The shepherd's life
James Rebanks is a shepherd from the Lake District in Northern England. Breeding and tending sheep is a tradition that dates back some 600 years in his family and, as with all farmers, his life and work is measured according to the cycle of the seasons.
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The impact of global warming on our health
Are we underestimating the biomedical implications of global warming?
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Bird bath bullies
A national citizen science project reveals which which bird species are dominating the backyard bird bath
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Labor president Butler dismisses boats disunity and Greens deal
The major parties have been taking turns, accusing each other of doing deals with the Greens.
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Why Australian cities need to change as they grow
As the populations of our cities swell and temperatures rise, what are the best ways to deal with traffic congestion, water shortages, crime and sanitation?
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Invasion of the termites
New research into termites has found they arrived in Australia 10 million years ago by travelling on rafts made out of tree logs.
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The secret of 'toad smart' quolls
More than 10 years after they were wiped out in Kakadu, 'cane toad smart' northern quolls are returning.
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The Times accused of biased reporting, misrepresenting climate science
Lord John Krebs and other eminent scientists have written to the editor of The Times accusing the newspaper of favouring climate change deniers over real science.
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Celestial chamber
Three modern day explorers head out on a bushwalk that ends with the discovery of Aboriginal rock art.
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