Environment
Wednesday, 11 August
Lungfish find could blow $2b pipe dream
DISCOVERY of vulnerable species casts grave doubt over Queensland's ability to switch on recycled water pipeline.
Monday, 9 August
Australia behind on chemical regulation
CHEMICAL poisons banned overseas are still used in Australia, with the regulator taking up to 16 years to investigate the risks.
Friday, 6 August
BP begins to cement runaway oil well
OIL giant seals runaway well with cement, one of the final steps to plug the gusher at the centre of environmental disaster.
The alien horrors living in our homes
POWERFUL microscopes turn everyday bugs into creatures from the terrifying depths of space.
Wednesday, 4 August
Rare whale spotted may be a Minke
AN unusual visitor has been spotted in Moreton Bay by a University of Queensland research group.
Sea what they've found in our waters
AFTER 10 years of research, scientists have released a census of life in the world's oceans.
Saturday, 31 July
Bullock pulls out of save the Gulf group
SANDRA Bullock has withdrawn from a campaign to help communities affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico over claims it was being funded by BP and other oil giants.
Bullock pulls out of save the Gulf group
SANDRA Bullock has withdrawn from a campaign to help communities affected by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico over claims it was being funded by BP and other oil giants.
Extremely rare dolphin threatened
A LITTLE-known species of dolphin, found only in northern Australia, is taking a battering from boats and lost fishing gear off the WA tourist town of Broome.
Friday, 30 July
Iconic animals not Australian after all
IT is the most Australian of animals, as dinky-di as Uluru and the Opera House.
Thursday, 29 July
Company logging in orangutan habitat
GREENPEACE says Indonesian paper and palm oil giant Sinar Mas is logging high conservation forest.
Kiwi bird uses treadmill for broken legs
A STUBBORN brown kiwi nicknamed Piwi is undergoing rehabilitation using a treadmill at a New Zealand university after breaking both his legs in separate incidents.
Company logging in orangutan habitat
GREENPEACE says Indonesian paper and palm oil giant Sinar Mas is logging high conservation forest.
Roo must be joking! Icon not so dinki di
OUR marsupials descended from South American ancestor, shocking new research claims.
Wednesday, 28 July
Seaweed is smothering Great Barrier Reef
SEAWEED is choking the Great Barrier Reef and killing coral, new research has found.
Tuesday, 27 July
Service stations blocked as BP boss goes
PROTESTERS shut off fuel supply at BP outlets as firm reveals embattled CEO will be replaced.
Software glitch undermines green houses
THE efficiency of Australian homes built to cut greenhouse emissions is in question due to errors in software that performs the calculations.
Monday, 26 July
Protesting 'lettuce lady' gets the chop
AN animal rights activist dressed in an all-lettuce gown never got to promote her pro-vegetarian message after Jordanian police said the one-woman demo was not authorised.
Friday, 23 July
Dolphins given TVs in the name of science
JAPANESE researchers are testing dolphins' visual capacity by screening nature movies on big screen plasma TVs in front of their tanks.
BP's new disaster - doctoring pictures
ENVIRONMENTALISTS have suspected BP of playing loose with the truth. Now they have proof.
Galleries
Greenpeace BP Logo competition
Greenpeace UK have launched a competition to see if people can help re-design the BP logo in light of the Gulf oil spill.
Friday, 23 July
Queensland oil clean-up declared over
SIXTEEN months and more than $4 million later, the clean-up from the Pacific Adventurer oil spill disaster in Queensland is about to be declared over.
Thursday, 22 July
Whale leaps up, crashes down on sailboat
A COUPLE lucky to survive after being "in the wrong boat, in the wrong place at the wrong time".
Rudd tipped for overseas UN climate job
EX Prime Minister considered for a top-level advisory job that would force him to leave Australia.
Welcome to Earth - it's an utter dump
ABOUT 500,000 pieces of garbage circle the planet but Aussie technology ready to zap it away.
Wednesday, 21 July
Hearing on BP oil rig explosion cancelled
A HEARING into an explosion on a BP oil rig has been cancelled after four witnesses refused to offer their testimony voluntarily.
Cane toads on march to cooler climates
CONCERNS grow over news that cane toads have established first breeding colony in Sydney.
Monday, 19 July
Tasmania to end bromide fumigation
FORESTRY Tasmania says it will no longer fumigate its logs with methyl bromide in Tasmania, after over a shipment that departed Burnie last week.
Friday, 16 July
BP stops Gulf oil flow for first time
BIGGEST breakthrough in environmental disaster as BP halts oil gushing into the ocean.
Scientists unlock mysteries of the deep
LOW light cameras capture prehistoric marine life which have lived in darkness for centuries.
Vegie oil, fat, algae to power US aircraft
MILITARY planes go green with Pentagon slashing massive $US20 billion fuel budget as pilots praise mustard oil trial.
Thursday, 15 July
Locust threat set 'to consume Australia'
THE worst locust plague for 30 years is set to hit millions of dollars worth of crops.
Wednesday, 14 July
Culling feral farts could curb carbon
CULLING feral animals that burp and fart their way around Australia could eliminate billions of tonnes of carbon emissions.
Monday, 12 July
More pain ahead as power bills set to soar
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard's refusal to set a carbon price will cost Australians $2bn a year.
Sunday, 11 July
Now you can connect with a koala
CHANGES to koala-handling laws give Victorians chance to interact with one of Australia's most popular animals
Tomato crop killers face seven years' jail
SABOTEURS who poisoned millions of dollars worth of tomato and salad crops face up to seven years' jail, if convicted.
Friday, 9 July
Sabre-toothed cat fossil discovered
AUSTRALIAN scientists unearthed remains of a bizarre, prehistoric, cat in ancient former rainforest.
Today's news highlights
Gillard upstaged by Abbott's floor plan
TONY Abbott's casual style wins fans, but town hall experiment leaves many still undecided.
Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize 2010
The winners and finalists in this year's Moran Contemporary Photographic Prize
Sharks!
SHARK sightings have increased along the NSW coast, particularly at popular swimming beaches. Check out these photos of the deadly predators...
Fabuleux Cercueils
THE "Fabuleux cercueils" (Fabulous coffins) exhibition in Besancon, eastern France, features 30 interesting coffins from Ghana and the Unite...
Sydney International Boat Show 2010
Highlights from the marina and the exhibition halls at the 43rd Sydney International Boat Show
Discovered Ansel Adams
American Rick Norsigian bought a cache of old glass negatives from a garage sale for $US45. They have turned out to be the work of iconic ph...
Schapelle Corby's life
SEE the life of Schapelle Corby - her drug arrest, the court dramas of her and sister Mercedes, her childhood, sad times in jail and good ti...
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Jobless rise eases interest rate pressure
BORROWERS will not be slugged with any more rate rises this year after the release of softer jobs figures, economist says.
World of online shopping opens up
AUSTRALIAN online shoppers can now access up to 300,000 international stores previously beyond their reach from today.
Bullock spotted with James for first time
SANDRA Bullock and ex-husband Jesse James have been seen together publicly for the first time since their split.
Fed-up flight attendant was a 'bag nazi'
STEVEN Slater says his pet peeve is people with oversized luggage as airline pays passengers who witnessed his meltdown.
We want smartphones and kitchen gadgets
SALES of smartphones and food gadgets inspired by MasterChef
on the rise, despite overall fall.
