An international body of research led by UNSW academics warns progress towards gender equality at work is stalling – and in some cases going backwards – as climate change, artificial intelligence, violence and politics reshape working conditions.

New research involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) reveals how fast the world’s river deltas are sinking and the human-driven causes.

Home to hundreds of millions of people, until now it was unclear what the rate of delta elevation loss is, or what is driving delta subsidence.

In a new study published today in Nature, scientists report that land subsidence caused by humans - through the extraction of groundwater - is the main culprit.

Concordia research shows that in today’s crises—like climate change and social unrest—mothers face growing societal pressure to soothe anxiety and address structural problems through parenting. This “maternal responsibilization” adds burdens as governments retreat from collective solutions.

A study published in Science Bulletin, based on a plausible global emissions scenario for 2 °C aligned with China’s net-zero pathway, reveals a hidden warming challenge in climate action: aerosols co-reduced with greenhouse gases will gradually diminish their masking effect on global warming, potentially making it difficult to curb the current rate of warming over the next two decades.

Companies undercount emissions from their supply chains by billions of tons, a new study reveals. A new model could help them find and shrink the biggest contributors to their carbon footprints.