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Trees and forests are often seen as symbolic of nature, and for good reason: They are vitally important to both the planet and to people.

Australians love their coastal and marine environments but much of the world’s ecosystems are in various stages of decline and in urgent need of restoration.

A hole that opens annually in the ozone layer over Earth’s southern pole was relatively small in 2024 compared to other years.

Malaria, spread by Anopheles mosquitoes, is one of the deadliest diseases in the world. In Kenya, malaria remains a major health challenge, particularly for children under the age of five years.

In perhaps the first long-term study of CO2 fluxes in northern forests growing on permafrost, an Osaka Metropolitan University-led research team has found that climate change increased not only the sources of carbon, but also the CO2 sinks.