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https://images.theconversation.com/files/647538/original/file-20250206-15-u4716m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1024&rect=1007%2C0%2C2750%2C2750 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/647538/original/file-20250206-15-u4716m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1280&rect=1007%2C0%2C2750%2C2750 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/647538/original/file-20250206-15-u4716m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1466&rect=1007%2C0%2C2750%2C2750 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/647538/original/file-20250206-15-u4716m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=1007%2C0%2C2750%2C2750 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/647538/original/file-20250206-15-u4716m.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=1007%2C0%2C2750%2C2750"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Not just bees and butterflies: beetles and other brilliant bugs are nature’s unsung pollinators</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Tanya Latty, University of Sydney</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/yes-its-a-terrible-idea-to-pick-up-or-interfere-with-wild-animals-especially-baby-wombats-heres-why-252164" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base 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Here’s why</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Julie Old, Western Sydney University; Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University; Hayley Stannard, Charles Sturt University, and Robert Davis, Edith Cowan University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="mother and baby wombat." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="mother and baby wombat." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAI54bP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/tonnes-of-microplastics-infiltrate-australias-agricultural-soils-each-year-study-shows-250624" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Tonnes of microplastics infiltrate Australia’s agricultural soils each year, study shows</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Shima Ziajahromi, Griffith University; Frederic Leusch, Griffith University, and Hsuan-Cheng Lu, Griffith University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="tractor harvesting crop" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAF+kYv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C413%2C5991%2C2991&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C413%2C5991%2C2991&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C413%2C5991%2C2991&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="tractor harvesting crop" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=1500%2C0%2C4482%2C4482&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=1500%2C0%2C4482%2C4482&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=1500%2C0%2C4482%2C4482&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1500%2C0%2C4482%2C4482&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1500%2C0%2C4482%2C4482&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1500%2C0%2C4482%2C4482&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1500%2C0%2C4482%2C4482&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654989/original/file-20250313-62-joxe1q.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1500%2C0%2C4482%2C4482&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/working-dogs-and-horses-have-tax-deductible-upkeep-but-australias-thousands-of-working-cats-go-unrecognised-248675" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Working dogs and horses have tax-deductible upkeep. But Australia’s thousands of working cats go unrecognised</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Jacquie Rand, The University of Queensland; Caitlin Crawford, The University of Queensland; Pauleen Bennett, La Trobe University; Rebekah Scotney, The University of Queensland, and Vanessa Rohlf, La Trobe University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="farm cat hunting mice." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' 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2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654647/original/file-20250312-56-3k29kx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C399%2C4765%2C2382&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="farm cat hunting mice." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/654647/original/file-20250312-56-3k29kx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=841%2C0%2C3174%2C3174&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654647/original/file-20250312-56-3k29kx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=841%2C0%2C3174%2C3174&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654647/original/file-20250312-56-3k29kx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=841%2C0%2C3174%2C3174&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654647/original/file-20250312-56-3k29kx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=841%2C0%2C3174%2C3174&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654647/original/file-20250312-56-3k29kx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=841%2C0%2C3174%2C3174&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654647/original/file-20250312-56-3k29kx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=841%2C0%2C3174%2C3174&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/luxury-hiking-developments-look-picture-perfect-but-could-stop-everyday-australians-from-accessing-national-parks-250626" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Luxury hiking developments look picture-perfect, but could stop everyday Australians from accessing national parks</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Pascal Scherrer, Southern Cross University; Isabelle Wolf, University of Wollongong, and Jen Smart, University of Wollongong</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Woman in red jacket standing on top of mountain and looking out at the view." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' 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loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFlDKv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 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flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><p class="max-w-screen-lg font-serif lg:text-xl"></p><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Cyclone Alfred</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-9 row-span-3 2xl:col-span-7 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/beloved-beaches-were-washed-offshore-by-cyclone-alfred-but-most-of-this-sand-will-return-251599" class="group relative flex min-h-96 w-full flex-col justify-end sm:min-h-80 lg:min-h-96 xl:min-h-120 lg:min-h-fit xl:min-h-fit"><div class="absolute inset-0"><img alt="Surfers Paradise beach erosion from ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAGR2lP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 1920px, (min-width: 1466px) 1100px, (min-width: 1280px) 960px, (min-width: 1024px) 768px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 640px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&fit=crop&h=16&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&fit=crop&h=32&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&fit=crop&h=48&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&fit=crop&h=64&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 64w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&fit=crop&h=768&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1024&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1280&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1466&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Javier Leon, University of the Sunshine Coast</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 row-span-1 2xl:col-span-5 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/a-serious-wake-up-call-cyclone-alfred-exposes-weaknesses-in-australias-vital-infrastructure-251814" class="group grid w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 2xl:grid-cols-5 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Cheryl Desha, Griffith University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block sm:hidden 2xl:block 2xl:col-span-2"><img alt="house and driveway reflected in floodwaters" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 row-span-1 2xl:col-span-5 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-sting-in-alfreds-tail-severe-rain-and-flood-risk-as-storms-loom-over-queensland-and-northern-nsw-251817" class="group grid w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 2xl:grid-cols-5 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>The sting in Alfred’s tail: severe rain and flood risk as storms loom over Queensland and northern NSW</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Steve Turton, CQUniversity Australia</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block sm:hidden 2xl:block 2xl:col-span-2"><img alt="People battle rain in the wake of Alfred." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=27%2C294%2C3024%2C1512&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="People battle rain in the wake of Alfred." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAF+Ocv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 512px, (min-width: 1466px) 294px, (min-width: 1280px) 256px, (min-width: 1024px) 205px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654025/original/file-20250310-62-ibfprw.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=593%2C9%2C2000%2C2000&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 row-span-1 2xl:col-span-5 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/brisbane-is-bracing-for-floods-yet-again-history-shows-residents-should-remain-on-very-high-alert-251719" class="group grid w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 2xl:grid-cols-5 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Margaret Cook, Griffith University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block sm:hidden 2xl:block 2xl:col-span-2"><img alt="couple holding hands walks past sandbags and shops" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=43%2C0%2C4841%2C2420&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="couple holding hands walks past sandbags and shops" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAADVLJf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 512px, (min-width: 1466px) 294px, (min-width: 1280px) 256px, (min-width: 1024px) 205px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop 48w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653943/original/file-20250308-56-nf6tvf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1616%2C0%2C3224%2C3224&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/au/search?q=cyclone+alfred" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more Cyclone Alfred stories <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><p class="max-w-screen-lg font-serif lg:text-xl"></p><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Good green news</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/habitat-restoration-is-a-long-haul-job-here-are-3-groups-that-have-endured-248133" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Habitat restoration is a long-haul job. Here are 3 groups that have endured</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Nigel Tucker, James Cook University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="tree planting in tropics." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/646969/original/file-20250205-17-mkjxnm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=3%2C0%2C1536%2C1536&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646969/original/file-20250205-17-mkjxnm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=3%2C0%2C1536%2C1536&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646969/original/file-20250205-17-mkjxnm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=3%2C0%2C1536%2C1536&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646969/original/file-20250205-17-mkjxnm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=3%2C0%2C1536%2C1536&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/646969/original/file-20250205-17-mkjxnm.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=3%2C0%2C1536%2C1536&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-worlds-second-largest-freshwater-crayfish-was-once-plentiful-in-australias-longest-river-were-bringing-it-back-236520" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>The world’s second largest freshwater crayfish was once plentiful in Australia’s longest river – we’re bringing it back</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Nick Whiterod, University of Adelaide and Sylvia Zukowski, University of Adelaide</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A Murray crayfish emerging from the river with claws outstretched" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFZJMP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" 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1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=21%2C311%2C2362%2C1181&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=21%2C311%2C2362%2C1181&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=21%2C311%2C2362%2C1181&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="A Murray crayfish emerging from the river with claws outstretched" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=233%2C0%2C1566%2C1566&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=233%2C0%2C1566%2C1566&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=233%2C0%2C1566%2C1566&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=233%2C0%2C1566%2C1566&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=233%2C0%2C1566%2C1566&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=233%2C0%2C1566%2C1566&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=233%2C0%2C1566%2C1566&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/642842/original/file-20250116-15-pgslmq.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=233%2C0%2C1566%2C1566&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/sport-produces-mountains-of-high-tech-waste-we-are-finding-new-ways-to-recycle-it-243935" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Sport produces mountains of high-tech waste. We are finding new ways to recycle it</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Ali Hadigheh, University of Sydney and Yaning Wei, University of Sydney</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="racing bikes" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAEwzLv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop 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768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/635809/original/file-20241203-15-2jtqne.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1813%2C0%2C2777%2C2777&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/no-home-left-behind-a-postcode-approach-to-electrification-241471" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>No home left behind: a postcode approach to electrification</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Gill Armstrong, Climateworks Centre and Portia Odell, Climateworks Centre</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Laura Scalafiotti, Thirroul resident standing in front of a house wearing a bright yellow Electrify 2515 t-shirt" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" 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xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-6 row-span-2 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/hot-frogs-and-sizzling-salamanders-climate-change-is-pushing-amphibians-to-their-limits-250653" class="group relative flex min-h-96 w-full flex-col justify-end sm:min-h-80 lg:min-h-96 xl:min-h-120"><div class="absolute inset-0"><img alt="A frog shelters under a shady lilypad in a pond" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/652859/original/file-20250304-62-gbbeku.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&fit=crop&h=384&rect=606%2C0%2C2319%2C2319 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652859/original/file-20250304-62-gbbeku.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&fit=crop&h=640&rect=606%2C0%2C2319%2C2319 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652859/original/file-20250304-62-gbbeku.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&fit=crop&h=768&rect=606%2C0%2C2319%2C2319 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652859/original/file-20250304-62-gbbeku.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1024&rect=606%2C0%2C2319%2C2319 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652859/original/file-20250304-62-gbbeku.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1280&rect=606%2C0%2C2319%2C2319 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652859/original/file-20250304-62-gbbeku.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1466&rect=606%2C0%2C2319%2C2319 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652859/original/file-20250304-62-gbbeku.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=606%2C0%2C2319%2C2319 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/652859/original/file-20250304-62-gbbeku.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=606%2C0%2C2319%2C2319"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Hot frogs and sizzling salamanders: climate change is pushing amphibians to their limits</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Patrice Pottier, UNSW Sydney</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/weakening-currents-in-the-atlantic-may-mean-a-wetter-northern-australia-and-drier-new-zealand-248679" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Weakening currents in the Atlantic may mean a wetter northern Australia and drier New Zealand</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Himadri Saini, UNSW Sydney and Laurie Menviel, UNSW Sydney</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="outback storm" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAJNrQ////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, 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50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAJNrQ////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop 128w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653398/original/file-20250305-56-4wbto3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=655%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/fires-used-to-terrify-city-residents-new-research-suggests-climate-change-could-see-this-fear-return-251056" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Fires used to terrify city residents. New research suggests climate change could see this fear return</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">David Bowman, University of Tasmania and Calum Cunningham, University of Tasmania</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="fire in los angeles." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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href="https://theconversation.com/why-cant-i-sleep-4-ways-climate-change-could-be-keeping-you-up-at-night-and-what-you-can-do-about-it-250253" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Why can’t I sleep? 4 ways climate change could be keeping you up at night and what you can do about it</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Ty Ferguson, University of South Australia and Carol Maher, University of South Australia</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Woman lying in bed late at night trying to sleep, looking sad worried and stressed." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" 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1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/651201/original/file-20250225-32-who9lp.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=550%2C0%2C3265%2C3263&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/651201/original/file-20250225-32-who9lp.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=550%2C0%2C3265%2C3263&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/melting-antarctic-ice-will-slow-the-worlds-strongest-ocean-current-and-the-global-consequences-are-profound-251053" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Melting Antarctic ice will slow the world’s strongest ocean current – and the global consequences are profound</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Taimoor Sohail, The University of Melbourne and Bishakhdatta Gayen, The University of Melbourne</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="An aerial perspective showcases the dramatic melting icebergs of Antarctica, where the vivid blue sea claims the collapsing icy giants, a poignant visual testament to climate change" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/652555/original/file-20250303-38-7toa41.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5333%2C2985&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="An aerial perspective showcases the dramatic melting icebergs of Antarctica, where the vivid blue sea claims the collapsing icy giants, a poignant visual testament to climate change" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/652555/original/file-20250303-38-7toa41.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=1349%2C0%2C3001%2C3000&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652555/original/file-20250303-38-7toa41.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=1349%2C0%2C3001%2C3000&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652555/original/file-20250303-38-7toa41.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1349%2C0%2C3001%2C3000&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652555/original/file-20250303-38-7toa41.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1349%2C0%2C3001%2C3000&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652555/original/file-20250303-38-7toa41.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1349%2C0%2C3001%2C3000&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652555/original/file-20250303-38-7toa41.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1349%2C0%2C3001%2C3000&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/652555/original/file-20250303-38-7toa41.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1349%2C0%2C3001%2C3000&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/au/topics/climate-change-27" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more climate and weather stories <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Getting to Zero</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-6 row-span-2 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/a-house-battery-you-can-drive-around-how-a-handful-of-australians-are-selling-power-from-their-cars-back-to-the-grid-249696" class="group relative flex min-h-96 w-full flex-col justify-end sm:min-h-80 lg:min-h-96 xl:min-h-120"><div class="absolute inset-0"><img alt="woman charging electric car." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/648483/original/file-20250212-17-2ytowo.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1280&rect=1203%2C0%2C3979%2C3979 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/648483/original/file-20250212-17-2ytowo.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1466&rect=1203%2C0%2C3979%2C3979 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/648483/original/file-20250212-17-2ytowo.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=1203%2C0%2C3979%2C3979 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/648483/original/file-20250212-17-2ytowo.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=1203%2C0%2C3979%2C3979"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>‘A house battery you can drive around’: how a handful of Australians are selling power from their cars back to the grid</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Scott Dwyer, University of Technology Sydney; Jaime Comber, University of Technology Sydney, and Kriti Nagrath, University of Technology Sydney</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/after-65-000-years-caring-for-this-land-first-nations-peoples-are-now-key-to-australias-clean-energy-revolution-245022" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>After 65,000 years caring for this land, First Nations peoples are now key to Australia’s clean energy revolution</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Heidi Norman, UNSW Sydney</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="woman and man sit on roof near solar panels" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/636725/original/file-20241206-15-z7mqhf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=999%2C425%2C2932%2C2932&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/636725/original/file-20241206-15-z7mqhf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=999%2C425%2C2932%2C2932&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/636725/original/file-20241206-15-z7mqhf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=999%2C425%2C2932%2C2932&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/636725/original/file-20241206-15-z7mqhf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=999%2C425%2C2932%2C2932&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/636725/original/file-20241206-15-z7mqhf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=999%2C425%2C2932%2C2932&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/636725/original/file-20241206-15-z7mqhf.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=999%2C425%2C2932%2C2932&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/plans-to-stabilise-earths-climate-rely-on-emerging-carbon-removal-technology-we-need-to-get-moving-237318" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Plans to stabilise Earth’s climate rely on emerging carbon removal technology – we need to get moving</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Andrew Lenton, CSIRO and Kerryn Brent, CSIRO</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Scientists working on a recent ocean alkalinity enhancement pilot in Tasmania, with various vessels on the water" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' 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various vessels on the water" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFNvk////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 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1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635231/original/file-20241129-17-1uy4ka.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=2339%2C0%2C4668%2C4668&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635231/original/file-20241129-17-1uy4ka.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=2339%2C0%2C4668%2C4668&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/635231/original/file-20241129-17-1uy4ka.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=2339%2C0%2C4668%2C4668&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/635231/original/file-20241129-17-1uy4ka.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=2339%2C0%2C4668%2C4668&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/yes-burning-gas-is-bad-for-the-climate-but-keeping-it-in-australias-energy-mix-is-sensible-241689" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Yes, burning gas is bad for the climate. But keeping it in Australia’s energy mix is sensible</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Roger Dargaville, Monash University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="gas flare" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/629656/original/file-20241104-15-u4i8ut.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1122%2C0%2C3645%2C3645&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629656/original/file-20241104-15-u4i8ut.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1122%2C0%2C3645%2C3645&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629656/original/file-20241104-15-u4i8ut.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1122%2C0%2C3645%2C3645&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/629656/original/file-20241104-15-u4i8ut.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1122%2C0%2C3645%2C3645&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/629656/original/file-20241104-15-u4i8ut.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1122%2C0%2C3645%2C3645&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/spreading-crushed-rock-over-farmland-can-remove-co-from-the-atmosphere-if-we-do-it-right-240303" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Spreading crushed rock over farmland can remove CO₂ from the atmosphere if we do it right</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Paul Nelson, James Cook University and Wolfram Buss, Australian National University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Spreading crushed basalt onto a trial plot on a sugarcane farm in North Queensland" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/639932/original/2f396bcc-bd78-4d62-8c06-710aefc228d4.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1440 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/639932/original/2f396bcc-bd78-4d62-8c06-710aefc228d4.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1440"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="inline-flex max-w-full items-center gap-1 truncate rounded-full px-3 py-1 font-sans text-sm hover:bg-black bg-black/70 text-white hover:bg-black"><span class="truncate">Interactive Quiz</span></span><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Can you spot a rip current? Test your knowledge with our interactive quiz</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Rob Brander, UNSW Sydney and The Conversation</p></section></a></div></section><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Conservation</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-6 row-span-2 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/australias-superb-lyrebirds-farm-the-forest-floor-to-increase-their-prey-a-behaviour-rarely-seen-in-nature-247908" class="group relative flex min-h-96 w-full flex-col justify-end sm:min-h-80 lg:min-h-96 xl:min-h-120"><div class="absolute inset-0"><img alt="male superb lyrebird" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFdFLf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 1280px, (min-width: 1466px) 733px, (min-width: 1280px) 640px, (min-width: 1024px) 512px, (min-width: 768px) 768px, 640px" 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opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>Australia’s superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Alex Maisey, La Trobe University; Andrew Bennett, La Trobe University, and Angie Haslem, La Trobe University</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/plants-struggled-for-millions-of-years-after-earths-worst-climate-catastrophe-new-study-251324" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Plants struggled for millions of years after Earth’s worst climate catastrophe – new study</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Marcos Amores, University College Cork and Chris Mays, Natural History Museum Vienna</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Underside photo of a fern." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix 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href="https://theconversation.com/dna-detectives-in-antarctica-probing-6-000-years-of-penguin-poo-for-clues-to-the-past-249940" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>DNA detectives in Antarctica: probing 6,000 years of penguin poo for clues to the past</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Jamie Wood, University of Adelaide and Theresa Cole, University of Adelaide</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Adélie penguins and Weddell Seal on the beach at Cape Bird, Ross Island" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/652230/original/file-20250228-32-ulri7x.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=1651%2C15%2C2005%2C2005&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652230/original/file-20250228-32-ulri7x.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=1651%2C15%2C2005%2C2005&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652230/original/file-20250228-32-ulri7x.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=1651%2C15%2C2005%2C2005&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652230/original/file-20250228-32-ulri7x.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1651%2C15%2C2005%2C2005&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652230/original/file-20250228-32-ulri7x.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1651%2C15%2C2005%2C2005&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652230/original/file-20250228-32-ulri7x.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1651%2C15%2C2005%2C2005&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/652230/original/file-20250228-32-ulri7x.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1651%2C15%2C2005%2C2005&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/652230/original/file-20250228-32-ulri7x.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1651%2C15%2C2005%2C2005&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/new-report-slaps-an-official-price-tag-on-australias-precious-natural-assets-250623" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>New report slaps an official price tag on Australia’s precious natural assets</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">John Hawkins, University of Canberra</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="mangrove and ocean from above" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/651931/original/file-20250227-32-b279jq.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=948%2C0%2C3067%2C3067&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/i-spy-with-my-little-eye-3-unusual-australian-plant-ecosystems-to-spot-on-your-next-roadtrip-246129" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>I spy with my little eye: 3 unusual Australian plant ecosystems to spot on your next roadtrip</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Gregory Moore, The University of Melbourne</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div 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a place on the walking track</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">Ruby Ekkel, Australian National University</p></section></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/au/topics/conservation-72" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more conservation stories <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Energy and transport</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/651618/original/file-20250226-32-qmrw09.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&fit=crop&h=1466&rect=0%2C0%2C5438%2C5438 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/651618/original/file-20250226-32-qmrw09.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=0%2C0%2C5438%2C5438 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/651618/original/file-20250226-32-qmrw09.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&fit=crop&h=2560&rect=0%2C0%2C5438%2C5438"/></div><div data-testid="gradient-overlay" class="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-black from-20% to-60% opacity-85"></div><section class="relative flex max-w-screen-md flex-col items-start gap-4 p-4 text-white md:p-8"><span class="drop-shadow-dark group-hover:underline"><h3 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-xl leading-6 lg:text-2xl xl:text-3xl"><span>New report skewers Coalition’s contentious nuclear plan – and reignites Australia’s energy debate</span></h3></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-sm font-bold drop-shadow">John Quiggin, The University of Queensland</p></section></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/the-promise-of-green-iron-steel-and-ammonia-is-keeping-the-green-hydrogen-dream-alive-250410" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>The promise of green iron, steel and ammonia is keeping the green hydrogen dream alive</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Changlong Wang, Monash University and Stuart Walsh, Monash University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 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class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Explainer: what does it actually mean to ‘firm’ renewables?</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Peta Ashworth, Curtin University and Ehsan Pashajavid, Curtin University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="worker walking between large batteries" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/647906/original/file-20250210-15-8aa1hv.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=7%2C868%2C5209%2C2604&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="worker walking between large batteries" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/647906/original/file-20250210-15-8aa1hv.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=930%2C0%2C3480%2C3480&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/647906/original/file-20250210-15-8aa1hv.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=930%2C0%2C3480%2C3480&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/647906/original/file-20250210-15-8aa1hv.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=930%2C0%2C3480%2C3480&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/647906/original/file-20250210-15-8aa1hv.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=930%2C0%2C3480%2C3480&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/647906/original/file-20250210-15-8aa1hv.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=930%2C0%2C3480%2C3480&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/647906/original/file-20250210-15-8aa1hv.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=930%2C0%2C3480%2C3480&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/electric-vehicle-batteries-can-last-almost-40-longer-in-the-real-world-than-in-lab-tests-248557" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Electric vehicle batteries can last almost 40% longer in the real world than in lab tests</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Hussein Dia, Swinburne University of Technology</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="freeway interchange from above." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAC9PTv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5036%2C2824&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5036%2C2824&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5036%2C2824&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C7%2C5036%2C2824&fit=crop 64w, 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class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAC9PTv///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop 96w, 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1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/646714/original/file-20250204-15-j6xrs7.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1442%2C0%2C2839%2C2837&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/yes-energy-prices-are-hurting-the-food-sector-but-burning-more-fossil-fuels-is-not-the-answer-248996" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Yes, energy prices are hurting the food sector. But burning more fossil fuels is not the answer</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Vivienne Reiner, University of Sydney</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="worker standing by apple boxes" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/646722/original/file-20250204-15-9s1qak.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C774%2C6720%2C3360&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="worker standing by apple boxes" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/646722/original/file-20250204-15-9s1qak.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1217%2C0%2C4476%2C4476&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/au/topics/energy-662" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more energy stories <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Pollution and human impact</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/yes-paper-straws-suck-rather-than-bring-back-plastic-ones-lets-avoid-single-use-items-250266" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let’s avoid single-use items</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Bhavna Middha, RMIT University; Kajsa Lundberg, RMIT University, and Ralph Horne, RMIT University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Young woman drinking cup of almond milk through biodegradable paper straw" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/652182/original/file-20250228-32-gndwai.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C1656%2C7613%2C3806&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/652182/original/file-20250228-32-gndwai.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C1656%2C7613%2C3806&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="Young woman drinking cup of almond milk through biodegradable paper straw" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/652182/original/file-20250228-32-gndwai.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=2002%2C0%2C5499%2C5499&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/652182/original/file-20250228-32-gndwai.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=2002%2C0%2C5499%2C5499&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/nose-to-tail-mining-how-making-sand-from-ore-could-solve-a-looming-crisis-250284" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Nose-to-tail mining: how making sand from ore could solve a looming crisis</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Daniel Franks, The University of Queensland</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="pile of sand and shovel." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' 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class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAKd7Vf///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/651234/original/file-20250225-32-a9sml0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=770%2C0%2C3860%2C3860&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/651234/original/file-20250225-32-a9sml0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=770%2C0%2C3860%2C3860&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/651234/original/file-20250225-32-a9sml0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=770%2C0%2C3860%2C3860&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/651234/original/file-20250225-32-a9sml0.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=770%2C0%2C3860%2C3860&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/households-are-burning-plastic-waste-as-fuel-for-cooking-and-heating-in-slums-the-world-over-250265" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Households are burning plastic waste as fuel for cooking and heating in slums the world over</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Bishal Bharadwaj, Curtin University; Peta Ashworth, Curtin University, and Pramesh Dhungana, Curtin University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Burning plastic waste in a home in Kathmandu, Nepal." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=0%2C172%2C1917%2C957&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=0%2C172%2C1917%2C957&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C172%2C1917%2C957&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C172%2C1917%2C957&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C172%2C1917%2C957&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C172%2C1917%2C957&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C172%2C1917%2C957&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C172%2C1917%2C957&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="Burning plastic waste in a home in Kathmandu, Nepal." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFA5OP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop 32w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/650275/original/file-20250220-32-cg1o5a.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C8%2C1428%2C1428&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/fish-and-chips-shouldnt-come-with-a-catch-how-australia-can-keep-illegal-seafood-off-our-plates-249481" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Fish and chips shouldn’t come with a catch: how Australia can keep illegal seafood off our plates</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Leslie Roberson, The University of Queensland; Carissa Klein, The University of Queensland, and Rosa Mar Dominguez-Martinez, The University of Queensland</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Rear view of a customs inspector checking imported goods" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' 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(min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 96w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/649422/original/file-20250217-32-fbnjvx.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=682%2C0%2C3024%2C3024&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/au/topics/pollution-306" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more pollution stories <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Sustainable cities</h2></div><section class="grid grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:grid-cols-12 sm:gap-6 sm:gap-y-2 xl:gap-x-8 xl:gap-y-4 mb-4" data-testid="grid"><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/shuttered-car-factories-in-australia-could-be-repurposed-to-make-houses-faster-and-cheaper-249709" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Shuttered car factories in Australia could be repurposed to make houses faster and cheaper</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Ehsan Noroozinejad, Western Sydney University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Houses being assembled in a factory" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/651959/original/file-20250227-32-gal6nq.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C6390%2C3600&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="Houses being assembled in a factory" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/651959/original/file-20250227-32-gal6nq.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=2797%2C0%2C3602%2C3600&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/651959/original/file-20250227-32-gal6nq.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=2797%2C0%2C3602%2C3600&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/651959/original/file-20250227-32-gal6nq.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=2797%2C0%2C3602%2C3600&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/651959/original/file-20250227-32-gal6nq.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=2797%2C0%2C3602%2C3600&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/651959/original/file-20250227-32-gal6nq.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=2797%2C0%2C3602%2C3600&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/651959/original/file-20250227-32-gal6nq.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=2797%2C0%2C3602%2C3600&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/more-than-half-of-australias-homes-were-built-before-fire-standards-came-in-here-are-5-ways-to-retrofit-them-249490" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>More than half of Australia’s homes were built before fire standards came in. Here are 5 ways to retrofit them</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Subha Parida, University of South Australia; Lyrian Daniel, University of South Australia, and Michaela Lang, Monash University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="house burning in bushfire." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' 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src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C779%2C3269%2C1632&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="house burning in bushfire." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAHlZRP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop 64w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/649384/original/file-20250217-32-6y7p2v.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=240%2C0%2C2416%2C2414&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/want-to-make-sure-you-dont-swelter-in-your-next-home-check-these-12-features-before-you-rent-or-buy-249494" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Want to make sure you don’t swelter in your next home? Check these 12 features before you rent or buy</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Sarah Robertson, RMIT University; Nicola Willand, RMIT University; Ralph Horne, RMIT University, and Trivess Moore, RMIT University</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="Late afternoon, wide aerial view of streets and similar sized modern Australian homes in Sydney's rapidly growing and increasingly sprawling outer suburbs" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAADRGUP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C5464%2C2732&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C5464%2C2732&fit=crop 32w, 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2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C5464%2C2732&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="Late afternoon, wide aerial view of streets and similar sized modern Australian homes in Sydney's rapidly growing and increasingly sprawling outer suburbs" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3639%2C3639&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3639%2C3639&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3639%2C3639&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3639%2C3639&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3639%2C3639&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/648768/original/file-20250213-17-eai4dh.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C0%2C3639%2C3639&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="group relative col-span-full flex overflow-hidden sm:col-span-3 border-t pt-4" data-testid="ImmutableGridSlot"><a href="https://theconversation.com/to-keep-your-cool-in-a-heatwave-it-may-help-to-water-your-trees-246486" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 2xl:gap-x-8"><section class="order-first col-span-2 sm:order-last sm:col-span-3"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>To keep your cool in a heatwave, it may help to water your trees</span></h5></span><p class="mt-1 line-clamp-4 text-3xs text-gray-600">Gregory Moore, The University of Melbourne</p><div class="mt-2 empty:mt-0"></div></section><div class="relative col-span-3 hidden aspect-video sm:block"><img alt="A man waters some trees." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE5SMP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 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1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=32%2C323%2C3600%2C1800&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=32%2C323%2C3600%2C1800&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=32%2C323%2C3600%2C1800&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=32%2C323%2C3600%2C1800&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:hidden"><img alt="A man waters some trees." loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAE5SMP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 640px, (min-width: 1466px) 367px, (min-width: 1280px) 320px, (min-width: 1024px) 256px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 320px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/640858/original/file-20250107-15-51a26i.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=716%2C0%2C2398%2C2398&fit=crop"/></div></a></div></section><div class="my-4"><a href="https://theconversation.com/au/topics/better-cities-124622" class="inline-flex gap-3 text-sm font-bold">Read more sustainable cities stories <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="currentColor" aria-hidden="true" data-slot="icon" class="inline size-5 flex-none"><path fill-rule="evenodd" d="M3 10a.75.75 0 0 1 .75-.75h10.638L10.23 5.29a.75.75 0 1 1 1.04-1.08l5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 0 1 0 1.08l-5.5 5.25a.75.75 0 1 1-1.04-1.08l4.158-3.96H3.75A.75.75 0 0 1 3 10Z" clip-rule="evenodd"></path></svg></a></div><div class="mt-12 mb-4 first:mt-0 lg:first:mt-12"><h2 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-2xl leading-7 lg:text-3xl xl:text-4xl">Most read this week</h2></div><section class="mb-4 mt-12"><div role="list" class="grid gap-4 sm:gap-6 md:grid-flow-col md:grid-rows-[repeat(3,auto)]"><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">1.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/beloved-beaches-were-washed-offshore-by-cyclone-alfred-but-most-of-this-sand-will-return-251599" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Javier Leon, University of the Sunshine Coast</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAGR2lP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=7%2C67%2C799%2C399&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="Beloved beaches were washed offshore by Cyclone Alfred – but most of this sand will return" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAGR2lP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654294/original/file-20250311-62-9ke66j.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=45%2C0%2C531%2C531&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">2.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/yes-its-a-terrible-idea-to-pick-up-or-interfere-with-wild-animals-especially-baby-wombats-heres-why-252164" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Yes, it’s a terrible idea to pick up or interfere with wild animals – especially baby wombats. Here’s why</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Julie Old, Western Sydney University; Dale Nimmo, Charles Sturt University; Hayley Stannard, Charles Sturt University, and Robert Davis, Edith Cowan University</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="Yes, it’s a terrible idea to pick up or interfere with wild animals – especially baby wombats. Here’s why" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAI54bP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=56%2C756%2C6240%2C3120&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="Yes, it’s a terrible idea to pick up or interfere with wild animals – especially baby wombats. Here’s why" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAI54bP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654999/original/file-20250313-56-uf0ykj.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=700%2C0%2C4156%2C4156&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">3.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/brisbane-on-alert-these-maps-show-the-suburbs-most-likely-to-flood-during-cyclone-alfred-251478" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Brisbane on alert: these maps show the suburbs most likely to flood during Cyclone Alfred</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Matt Garrow, The Conversation and Nicole Hasham, The Conversation</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="Brisbane on alert: these maps show the suburbs most likely to flood during Cyclone Alfred" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFRbq////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C73%2C1039%2C519&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="Brisbane on alert: these maps show the suburbs most likely to flood during Cyclone Alfred" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAFRbq////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653143/original/file-20250305-56-b790xl.png?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=223%2C0%2C676%2C676&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">4.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/a-serious-wake-up-call-cyclone-alfred-exposes-weaknesses-in-australias-vital-infrastructure-251814" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Cheryl Desha, Griffith University</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAADVNLP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C859%2C4756%2C2374&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="‘A serious wake-up call’: Cyclone Alfred exposes weaknesses in Australia’s vital infrastructure" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAADVNLP///yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 128w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=256&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 256w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=384&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 384w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=640&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 640w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=768&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 768w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1024&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 1024w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/654037/original/file-20250310-56-t5s4h3.jpg?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=1486%2C0%2C3241%2C3241&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">5.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/nzs-glaciers-have-already-lost-nearly-a-third-of-their-ice-as-more-vanishes-landscapes-and-lives-change-250617" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Shaun Eaves, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Andrew Lorrey, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA); Brian Anderson, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington; Heather Purdie, University of Canterbury, and Lauren Vargo, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAIaDe////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop 96w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1280&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop 1280w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=0%2C122%2C948%2C474&fit=crop"/></div><div class="relative col-span-1 aspect-square sm:col-span-2 2xl:hidden"><img alt="NZ’s glaciers have already lost nearly a third of their ice – as more vanishes, landscapes and lives change" loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-nimg="fill" class="object-cover" style="position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' %3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPAAAIaDe////yH5BAAAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw=='/%3E%3C/svg%3E")" sizes="(min-width: 2560px) 320px, (min-width: 1466px) 184px, (min-width: 1280px) 160px, (min-width: 1024px) 128px, (min-width: 768px) 192px, 160px" srcSet="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=16&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop 16w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=32&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop 32w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=48&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop 48w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=64&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop 64w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=96&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop 96w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=128&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop 128w, 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https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=1466&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop 1466w, https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop 2560w" src="https://images.theconversation.com/files/653697/original/file-20250306-56-qyirpo.gif?q=30&usm=12&cs=strip&w=2560&auto=format&rect=9%2C17%2C936%2C936&fit=crop"/></div></a></div><div class="flex justify-between gap-2 border-t border-gray-200 pt-4"><div class="break-normal font-serif text-2xl italic">6.</div><a href="https://theconversation.com/brisbane-is-bracing-for-floods-yet-again-history-shows-residents-should-remain-on-very-high-alert-251719" class="group grid h-fit w-full grid-cols-3 gap-x-4 gap-y-2 sm:grid-cols-6 2xl:gap-x-8 most-read-block"><section class="col-span-2 gap-2 sm:col-span-4"><span class="group-hover:text-indigo-600 group-hover:underline"><h5 class="font-bold font-sans-heading text-base leading-5 lg:text-lg lg:leading-6"><span>Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. History shows residents should remain on very high alert</span></h5></span><p class="line-clamp-3 text-3xs text-gray-600">Margaret Cook, Griffith University</p></section><div class="relative col-span-1 hidden aspect-video sm:col-span-2 2xl:block"><img alt="Brisbane is bracing for floods yet again. 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