Is this the end of the Great Barrier Reef?
The Great Barrier Reef is often described as the largest living thing on the planet, but swimming over the coral reefs around Heron Island it is the little things that you notice.
Environment
What's up scientists?
CSIRO is at war – at the heart is the question of whether engaging in meaningful "science for science sake" is anachronistic for a national agency in a cash-strapped, innovation focused world. Adam Morton reports.
'We know we'll all pay eventually'
Major parties need to get past their ''policy bonfire" and develop existing mechanisms to curb carbon emissions, a Grattan Institute report finds.
'The heat was relentless'
From hot oceans to shrinking Arctic ice and glaciers, the evidence of a warming planet has gone into overdrive in the first three months of 2016.
Scientists unveil a new 'Tree of Life'
Most of the diversity outlined on the new tree has been hiding in plain sight.
We may have doomed the Neanderthals with our nasty human diseases
A new study suggests that human diseases contributed to the downfall of Neanderthals in Europe.
Report finds Australian oil and gas lobby spent $4 million last year advocating again climate action
Australia's oil and gas industry lobby group spent $3 million last year "obstructing" ambitious climate change policy through its advocacy work, according to an assessment by not-for-profit research group InfluenceMap.
When a goat walked into Starbucks
A goat apparently needed a caffeine fix when it wandered into a Starbucks in Northern California.
Seven frogs you might never see again
Seven Australian frog species are on the brink of extinction - and only $15 million can save them.
Researchers bringing the Amazon to the experts to save jungle cats
Sometimes, you just have to move the mountain to Muhammad.
1000 pigs dead due to gas mining pollution, Senate inquiry told
The death up to 1000 pigs has been blamed on pollution associated with controversial gas mining, in a submission to a Senate inquiry into regulation of the coal seam gas industry.
Plants that might save us – if we save them first
Australia has a pretty poor record when it comes to animals lost to extinction. For plants, it's worse – and the losses could come at a cost.
'We should be embarrassed. It's a disgrace'
'Spoilt Australia' lagging behind third world countries as eight African countries get one up on us.
Reef bleaching 'concerns' govt, days after mine approval
Environment Minister calls coral bleaching a "climate change wake-up call".
This spider could have the fastest jaws in the world
New research has highlighted a species of spider that could have the fastest jaws in the world, with strikes so fast that high-speed cameras struggle to capture it.
'There's so much we just don't know'
CSIRO chief Larry Marshall has ruled out any discrimination against staff on the basis of union affiliation or location despite internal emails showing such factors might play a role during the agency's painful job cuts.
Fiji under curfew as officials check Cyclone Zena damage
Tropical Cyclone Zena weakened and moved quickly over Fiji without causing significant damage during the early hours of Thursday,
Canberra basks in unseasonal warmth
No, your weather app isn't malfunctioning.
Union claims CSIRO jobs cut swells to 450 as formal complaints lodged
Dissent within the ranks of CSIRO is mounting, with the staff union claiming the planned job cuts are deeper than formally announced while dozens of scientists have lodged a formal complaint against alleged bullying behaviour by chief executive Larry Marshall.
Dribbling into a glass, Chewie the snake attracts world record claim
Stand aside, Donald Trump, when it comes to spitting venom, Chewie is the world champ.
Indonesia's orang-utans suffer as fires rage and land is cleared
Katty, a docile, orange-haired preschooler, fell from a tree with a thump. Her teacher quickly picked her up, dusted off her bottom, refastened her white disposable diaper and placed her back on a branch more than seven feet off the ground.
Signs are economies can grow even as emissions fall
The more coal and oil we burn, the more we can produce, driving growth, right? There may be another way.
BOM plan to take over CSIRO climate change research
The Bureau of Meteorology has offered to save climate research that CSIRO plans to axe under a plan that would see some long-term programs and dozens of jobs transfer between the two national science agencies.
Pure dog breeds are getting smaller, study finds
Dog lovers are choosing smaller dogs, which has implications for the long term health of pure bred canines.
Doctors call for brown coal power shutdown plan in the Latrobe Valley
More than 300 doctors and other medical professionals have signed an open letter demanding the state government develop a plan to retire the Latrobe Valley's brown coal power plants because of the health damage they cause.
Climate change is a grave threat to public health, White House warns in report
The Obama administration believes health problems associated with climate change is one of the gravest threats to the country.
168 million drink containers littered in NSW every year
Official figures say NSW litters 4 per cent of all beverage containers every year. That's 168 million bottles and cans, 17,700 tonnes. But is that really all?
How old mattresses are giving Canberrans new starts
In a dusty shed at Hume, both men and mattresses are being given second chances.
The emails showing CSIRO plan to abolish climate research
Australia's national science organisation will stop "doing science for science sake" and no longer do "public good" work unless it is linked to jobs and economic growth, according to internal emails between CSIRO senior managers.
Hidden cost of giant Australian coal mine
The $20 billion-plus Carmichael coal mine will generate thousands of jobs in the short term. But what about the long term?