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These plastics were ‘unrecyclable’. An Australian invention is changing that

Groundbreaking technology developed by University of NSW researchers transforms hard plastics from old office equipment into 3D printer feedstock.

06/07/2024

Island as energy ecosystem: Mallorca leads the charge on green hydrogen

From Jules Verne to Christopher Skase, Rafael Nadal’s native Mallorca has long had a powerful pull on the rich and famous. Now its natural assets of sun and sea are fuelling power itself.

25/07/2023

How 35 kilometres of pipe helped Opera House win a 6-star green rating

Architect Jorn Utzon included plans for a state-of-the art heating and cooling system using seawater, which became crucial to the building earning the highest possible environmental certification.

17/05/2023

Healing seagrass ‘scars’ to make Sydney Harbour cleaner and clearer

The world’s biggest harbour restoration project is focusing on an ancient, self-cloning species of seagrass.

24/04/2023

‘Totally pristine’: Researchers discover new coral reef in the Galapagos

Until now, scientists believed the only Galapagos reef to survive El Nino weather in 1982 and 1983 was Wellington reef, along the coast of Darwin Island.

19/04/2023

‘Marriage made in heaven’: Awnings that shade car parks can power cars

Solar awnings over car parks that are becoming compulsory in France and are under consideration in California could save emissions, water and lives in Australia.

18/02/2023

Spain to make Big Tobacco pay for cigarette butt cleaning

The rules, which come into force on Friday, were approved as part of a law banning single-use plastics such as cutlery and straws.

04/01/2023

‘Not household waste’: Human composting law approved in 6th US state

New York State legalised natural organic reduction, popularly known as human composting, making New York the sixth state in the nation to allow that method of burial.

01/01/2023

Cutting down trees for high-rise buildings? How can that be environmentally friendly?

The push for mass timber buildings may appear counterintuitive. But the benefits come down to the evolving nature of Australia’s timber industry and timbers way of locking up carbon.

27/12/2022

Historic agreement reached at UN conference to protect lands and oceans

The most significant part of the agreement is a commitment to protect 30 per cent of land and water considered important for biodiversity by 2030.

19/12/2022

How a fake reef under the Opera House brought back an endangered seahorse

Sydney Harbour will be once more teeming with life thanks to living seawalls scientists hope will bring more penguins, seals, seahorses and turtles to the waterway.

20/08/2022

Renewable gas can satisfy our energy hunger

Right now, at this very instant, NSW produces enough waste biomass every year to provide the entire state with all the carbon-neutral gas we need to cater for our eight million residents.

28/06/2022