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Moon rocks and management marked a meteoric career

Moon rocks and management marked a meteoric career

John Lovering was a prominent scientist who made a huge contribution to human knowledge of meteorites, lunar rocks and geochemistry and became the adviser to the media coverage of the NASA lunar landing.

  • by Lynne Selwood and William Birch

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‘We can’t ignore this problem any more’: Aerial shooting of feral horses reconsidered

‘We can’t ignore this problem any more’: Aerial shooting of feral horses reconsidered

The NSW government is reassessing a proposal to kill feral horses from the air after their populations in the Kosciuszko National Park boomed.

  • by Laura Chung
The magnetic appeal of induction cooktops (plus other ways to go electric)
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Renewables

The magnetic appeal of induction cooktops (plus other ways to go electric)

With gas now on the nose, householders are switching to green electricity. Where do you start? And how far can you go?

  • by Angus Holland
Craig Reucassel: We did some tests to find out how many microplastics I have inside me

Craig Reucassel: We did some tests to find out how many microplastics I have inside me

Comedian and Chaser satirist Craig Reucassel is hardly an evangelist for responsible behaviour. But when it comes to saving the planet, he’s happy to champion uncomfortable truths.

  • by Peter FitzSimons
EV Maritime co-founder inspects work on electric ferry
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EV Maritime co-founder inspects work on electric ferry

EV Maritime will build two electric ferries for Auckland Council, which charge while docked to let on passengers.

Sunny Corner mine was abandoned a century ago. It’s still a toxic ‘deadly’ mess

Sunny Corner mine was abandoned a century ago. It’s still a toxic ‘deadly’ mess

Mining companies must pay a bond to the state before they touch the soil. But is it enough?

  • by Laura Chung and Brook Mitchell
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Why this little digger’s return to Sydney is so important

Why this little digger’s return to Sydney is so important

Eastern bettongs haven’t roamed mainland Australia for 100 years. Now they’re running around western Sydney.

  • by Laura Chung
From a lab to the moon: Growing plants in outer space

From a lab to the moon: Growing plants in outer space

The plants will make the 300,000-kilometre journey in 2026, but there are a few challenges facing scientists before then.

  • by Laura Chung
Are e-bikes worth it? After four years in the saddle, here’s what I found
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Cycling

Are e-bikes worth it? After four years in the saddle, here’s what I found

Push-bikes were too slow but my electric bike offers me a sweat-free way of getting around – and delivers small moments of joy.

  • by Miki Perkins
Petrol-powered cars are an environmental catastrophe. I’ll miss them anyway

Petrol-powered cars are an environmental catastrophe. I’ll miss them anyway

Electric cars aren’t nearly as fun to drive.

  • by Farhad Manjoo
Cardboard ‘rocketships’: How NSW plans to prevent another billion wildlife deaths

Cardboard ‘rocketships’: How NSW plans to prevent another billion wildlife deaths

Ten thousand habitat pods, 80,000 firefighters and 5000 trained vets are part of NSW’s plan to save wildlife ahead of the next bushfire season.

  • by Laura Chung and Angus Dalton