On August 2, the human race was deemed to have used up the resources the Earth produces in a year. It took us just seven months.


	Earth Overshoot Day On August 2, humans were deemed to have used up the resources the Earth produces in a year. It took us just seven months to release more carbon than the oceans and forests can absorb in 12 months, and we also felled more trees, caught more fish and used more water than the Earth produces in the same period. The Earth has always had a dynamic climate, but it has never changed as fast as it is changing now. What forces are driving this massive flux? How can we adapt to the new normal?


	Tale of the tui Iridescent shadows that zoom, bustle and warble through the canopy—tui have adapted and thrived while others have perished.

Wellington Region Days Over 25° To Nearly Quadruple

Climate change is going to bring four times the amount of hot days in Wellington and Wairarapa in the next 100 years and there’s also likely to be more frequent extreme rainfall events, a NIWA report says.

Looking to Earth for signs of life on Mars

It’s the big question… is there life on Mars? But should we be looking at how life started on Earth and get to where it is today, in order to answer it?