Indigenous knowledge meets western science

Indigenous knowledge meets western science

We are taking a look back at stories from Cosmos Magazine in print. In June 2024, Cat Williams reported on the postgraduate science students working with Indigenous families to put Noongar knowledge on the map. “Western technological societies continue to fail ­biodiversity,” Stephen Hopper tells me bluntly. A world-renowned ecologist and professor of biodiversity at the University of Western Australia (UWA), Hopper believes that Indigenous land…

Connecting the Canadian Arctic through infrastructure and Indigenous knowledge – ReNew Canada

By Arlen Foster and Angie Bates Imagine living in a remote Arctic community where your connection to the outside world is a single road—if one even exists. And a winter road at that. That is often life in Northern Canada. Living and working in northern Canada is unique. The vast, rugged landscape and untouched wilderness create a beautiful setting for daily life. We are lucky to witness the northern lights dancing across the night sky. The remot…