Victoria

A restaurant posts a closed sign in Melbourne

Returning travelers in quarantine hotels may have triggered Melbourne’s latest lockdown

COVID-19

After getting a taste of some version of normalcy, Melbourne went into another lockdown this week. Five million residents will be barred from leaving their homes except for essential reasons and orders between Victoria closed between neighboring states are shut down.

A car is shown in the distance driving on a road and entirely surrounded by dark yellow smoke.

Thousands flee fires in Australia, navy helps evacuate the stranded

Natural disasters
Several people are shown standing on a beach with many holding cloth to their faces to protect from the smoke.

Thousands trapped on Australian beaches by dangerous bushfires

Environment
The World

Don’t panic about this hairy panic. Seriously.

Environment

How governments can create policies that promote happiness

Environment

The psychology of climate inaction

Environment

A new report says denial, uncertainty, lack of control and mistrust of scientists contribute to public inaction on climate change.

Ghost Net Busters Dive to Remove Deadly Lost Fishing Nets

Environment

Lost and abandoned fishing nets kill untold numbers of sea creatures around the world every year. But there’s a growing global movement to remove what are known as “ghost nets” and prevent new ones.

Observing the Tiananmen Anniversary with ‘Big Yellow Duck’

Arts, Culture & Media

Tuesday is the 24th anniversary of the brutal crackdown on protesters at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Chinese censors have banned all online mentions of the incident. And? “Big Yellow Duck.” Rachel Lu of Tea Leaf Nation, explains to host Marco Werman.

Buranovo Grannies to Represent Russia in Eurovision 2012

Arts, Culture & Media

A group of singing grandmas from a remote village are to represent Russia in the Eurovision contest. Jessica Golloher brings us the music of the Buranovo Grannies.

The World

Another Oil Pipeline Runs into Political Debate in Canada

Environment

There is a political battle in Canada over a proposed pipeline that would go west from Alberta through a remote wilderness area to an isolated stretch of coast in British Columbia.