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.
Updated: 1 hour 41 min ago
How the corals of the Great Barrier Reef affect Queensland’s climate
Stressed and dying coral release varying amounts of gas which influence the formation of clouds. Scientists are investigating the prospects for Queensland’s weather as parts of the Great Barrier Reef die following bleaching by hot ocean waters.
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How to hand mine rare Tasmanian Sapphires
Dressed like an abalone diver in a rainforest ravine, the search for Tasmanian sapphire involves a lolly-scoop, a crow bar and physical endurance beyond the norm. This is a repeat episode from the Off Track archives.
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A Big Country December 3, 2016
Abandoned working dogs and puppies find new homes; solar power runs composting machines; and Matt Wilson is living the dream, opening his own micro brewery in Albany in WA.
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Action plan to protect the world's pollinators
Birds, bees and other pollinators play a vital role in food security around the world.
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Dining with Killer Whales
The water turns red and smells of fish. It's the blood of the prey of a pod of Orcas. This is a repeat episode from the Off Track archives.
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Country Breakfast features Sat 26
Communities in the northern Murray-Darling Basin are hopeful changes to water management in their region will help towns stay alive.
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Cases of thunderstorm asthma likely to increase
Researcher says changes in rainfall and wind patterns could result in more incidences of the phenomenon.
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With remake in the works, Storm Boy still breaking ground forty years on
On its fortieth anniversary, Storm Boy's critique of consumerism and vision for Australian race relations are more than relevant ever before.
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Views on the Murray-Darling from across Australia
It seems nobody's quite satisfied with the latest water plan for the Murray Darling.
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Global energy futures: India under the spotlight
Indian coal company Adani is investing heavily in solar as are all the power companies in India with the Energy Minister planning to stop importing coal into India by 2020. What does this mean for Adani's coal investments in Australia?
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Drones will feed the world : Analyst
In China, the drone industry has expressed particular interest in how Unmanned Aerial Vehicles can be used to grow food and maintain crops.
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The Grind
Our cultural practices help define us, but when the mood of the world is against us, what do we do?
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Mixed prospects for the WA uranium industry
WA's uranium hopefuls are facing a number of challenges, including a low uranium spot price, opposition from traditional owners and the prospect of a new, anti-uranium state government.
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In the cockpit for one of the planet's biggest wildlife surveys
For more than three decades, this man has spent hundreds of hours each year with his forehead pressed to a plane window counting birds. It's one of the longest running and largest wildlife surveys on the planet.
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An ethical and carnivorous life
Should we only eat meat we kill ourselves?
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Saving the Mekong Delta
Rising sea levels and upstream dams threaten the long term viability of the Mekong Delta, but there is a plan to save it.
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Marrakech climate talks wrap up as Trump's win clouds negotiations
US President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to walk away from the deal to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Will Trump's win cause other countries to reconsider their commitment to the deal?
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Huge water bird survey wraps up
Scientists from the University of New South Wales have flown over every major river system and wetland in eastern Australia to count waterbirds.
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Research Filter: pigs, planets and Torobo-kun
Can a pig be a pessimist or an optimist? RN Drive puts the latest science news under the microscope.
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