Latest environment news
Kosciuszko explained: mystery of the Snowy Mountains solved
Marcus Strom Higher than expected gravity supplied the clue. And now we know how Kosciuszko and the Snowy Mountains came to be.
'The whole system is a scam'
Peter Hannam New documents show how coal firms won the right to claim planting of grass or trees on old mine sites as conservation offsets for future woodland destruction.
Heat goes on Australian renewable energy jobs
Tom Arup A 3 per cent decline caps off a 27 per cent collapse in renewable energy since 2010-11.
'True shocker': Spike in global temperatures stuns scientists
Peter Hannam Global temperatures leapt in February, lifting warming from pre-industrial levels to beyond 1.5 degrees, and stoking concerns about a "climate emergency".
'This is going to deny our people access to sacred land'
James Robertson Bogaine Spearim is prepared to get arrested to protect our first peoples' right to access sacred land - which is under threat from the Baird government's plan to jail anti-mining protesters.
Grim prospects: the shake-up of Australia's climate science
Peter Hannam The fate of the 'sentinel of the southern hemisphere' is a pointer to how Australia's climate research will fare in a funding world that has lately turned more hostile.
Plants' response to heatwaves will make events 3-5 degrees hotter
Peter Hannam 10:21 PM Heatwaves in the northern hemisphere may become as much as 5 degrees warmer than previously estimated by mid-century because plants' response has been miscalculated, according to new research by Australian scientists.
$78m lost in six years
Peter Hannam 7:30 PM And the result for this state body would have been worse without subsidies, according to The Australia Institute.
Startling images reveal devastating coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef
Tom Arup 6:16 PM Startling images have emerged of the devastating coral bleaching unfolding across parts of the Great Barrier Reef, as the marine park authority overseeing the prized environmental icon raised its response to the highest level possible.
Cat burgles homes for undies
Caroline Zielinski 5:49 PM A New Zealand cat with a fetish for men's socks and jocks has been stealing underwear from unsuspecting neighbours during her nightly prowls.
Five cheetahs born in rare caesarean at US zoo
12:42 PM Five cheetah cubs are getting around-the-clock care after being delivered in a rare caesarean section at a US zoo.
Sydney weather: Showers to continue before heating up before Easter long weekend
Megan Levy 10:21 AM It has been a tale of two cities across Sydney, as parts of the coastal fringe recorded their wettest 24-hour period in months while barely a shower washed over some western suburbs.
Program could predict climate resilience of lizards
Bennet Nichol James Cook University researchers have devised a breakthrough method of understanding lizard behaviour, which may have a significant impact on modelling the effects of global warming on earth's cold-blooded critters.
Record temperatures for March a warning of what's to come, say experts
Caitlin Guilfoyle Record-breaking autumn heat is just a warning of what's to come if Australia doesn't act immediately to combat climate change.
Ten everyday products with hidden costs
Think your life is made easier by throwaway goods? Someone else's isn't. Here are 10 everyday items that come with a hefty environmental price tag.
Severe weather warning for the Canberra region
Strong winds expected about parts of southeast New South Wales, including the wider Canberra region ahead of a cold front.
What Dr Mike Braysher learned from Bowen Island rabbits
John Thistleton Rabbits cleared kikuyu for a colony of little penguins.
Here comes autumn
Peter Hannam The meteorologists are calling what many Sydney commuters already know: autumn has arrived.
The seafood 'fraud' on our plates
Lucy Cormack From cans to fish shop windows and restaurant plates, 30 per cent of the world's seafood is still mislabelled.
'Fairy circles' found in Western Australia may have solved an old mystery
Sarah Kaplan Countless scientists, mystics and conspiracy theorists have studied them in the African desert. They didn't know about Newman, Australia.
'The monkey kind of freaked out': Anthony facing rabies risk after bites
Damon Cronshaw Anthony Wallace thought it was pretty cool when one of the monkeys jumped on his shoulder. Then it wrapped its arms around his eyes and took a couple of big bites.
Sydney wakes to rain as three-week dry spell comes to an end
Lisa Visentin, Peter Hannam Sydneysiders can expect several days of rain-soaked commutes after an early morning downpour ended three weeks of uninterrupted sunshine.
Hammer comes down on Hazelwood: environmental charges to be laid
Tom Arup The state's pollution watchdog will slap charges on the owners of Hazelwood after a two-year investigation into the devastating brown coal mine fire in 2014 that choked the town of Morwell for 45 days.
Save the trees: skip the soy, make-up and macaroni
Allie Goldstein Choosing products that have not contributed to deforestation is difficult, but every little bit helps.
Storms to dump rain on Sydney' commuters
Peter Hannam Slow-moving thunderstorms in Sydney's west could make for a wet and disrupted journey home on Monday.
Native plant app takes aim at weeds
Drew Creighton Being green doesn't always mean recycling milk cartons.
Severe storm warning for east of Canberra
A severe storm is expected to narrowly miss Canberra on Monday afternoon.
Freakshow owner rescues Toby, the Australian shepherd with two noses
Adam Boult Toby, an Australian shepherd with two noses, was adopted by Venice Beach Freakshow owner Todd Ray.
Threat to the last of Sydney's Little Penguins
Melanie Kembrey The last remaining Little Penguin colony on the NSW mainland could be at risk if a tourism company's bid to change its operating conditions is approved, environmentalists and advocates say.
ANU students arrested in mine protest
Katie Burgess Four ANU students arrested after they blocked a coal train from leaving a controversial new mine.
National Arboretum's failing forests could be replanted with new trees
Clare Colley Whole forests could be ripped out and replaced as staff grapple with what to do about dying trees.
How to kill thousands of rattlesnakes in just four days
Karin Brulliard The little city of Sweetwater, Texas, has 11,000 residents and one very big event each year. It features a pageant, food stands and contests, but the centrepiece is a bloody hunt:
