A scent-sational win for chemical-free pest control

The winner for the 2024 Eureka Prize of Environmental Research has developed a new method of pest control as an alternative to pesticides.

UN Calls for New Monitoring Tools to Protect Planetary Health

Environmental, technological, and societal changes are disrupting human and planetary health. How can we minimise this disruption? A recent report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC) suggests that better tracking and response to emerging challenges are essential.

High-wire act

Have you noticed these poles when driving along the Hume Highway? asks PENNY WOODWARD.

Chemical warfare

Commercially grown plums are exposed to a chemical cocktail of pesticides and herbicides, writes TIM MARSHALL.