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Sustainability Matters Daily
Clear, evidence-led stories about the changes shaping our world—and practical guidance for the choices within our reach.
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Circular Economy · Analysis
The First Generation of EV Batteries Is Becoming a Mine
Old EV batteries are becoming a new source of lithium, nickel and other critical minerals — and Australia wants more of that value recovered at home.
Nature · Research
Floating Wetlands Cut Wastewater Emissions
A Phillip Island trial points to a practical way to cut lagoon emissions.
Cities · Explainer
How to Build a Sustainable City: 10 Essentials
Transport, buildings, nature and resilience belong in the same plan.
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VIDEO · FROM UNSUSTAINABLE
Watch the issues
Full-length explainers and interviews exploring the science, systems and research behind environmental change.
Wildfire · 11 min
Why This US Fire Season Is Different
A longer look at the conditions reshaping wildfire risk—and why familiar assumptions about the fire season are becoming less reliable.
Food systems · 55 min
Agroecology & Climate Change
Researcher Uriel Menalled explores biodiversity, soil health and why resilient farming depends on systems rather than single fixes.
Water · 55 min
Water Systems Under a Changing Climate
Rohini Gupta explains how researchers detect changing flood and drought risks—and what resilience means when the past stops being a reliable guide.
Explore the issues
Sustainable Living
Make better choices for homes, materials, food and everyday life—without easy claims.
Climate & Cities
Follow the evidence on energy, nature, urban design and responses to a changing climate.
Start with a useful answer
Is Bottled Water Distilled? Usually Not
A clear comparison of distilled, purified, spring and mineral water.
Do Electronic Water Descalers Work?
What the evidence can—and cannot—tell you about these devices.
How to Build a Sustainable City
Ten connected systems and a practical way to assess them.
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