'Quite extreme' weather set-up
Sydney may be in the midst of one of its mildest starts to any spring but clouds are gathering over inland Australia in a big way.
Environment
Catchment coal mine wants to expand despite 'very significant damage'
A controversial coal mine in Sydney's catchment area is seeking to expand despite "very significant" impacts.
Australia's carbon budget to be exhausted within six years: report
A "fair share" of the country's allowable carbon emissions will soon be burnt through, a think tank says.
Solar power sector handed huge boost
Australia is set to triple its large-scale solar energy capacity as costs dive almost to those of wind farms.
'Untrue and dangerous': climate body at war over own advice
High-profile members of the federal government's Climate Change Authority have launched a stinging critique of their colleagues, accusing them of giving "untrue and dangerous" advice that ignores what science demands.
Melbourne weather: Heavy rain, flash flood warning for soggy state
Stay inside tonight, or bring your gumboots if you are planning to venture outdoors - the rains are coming again.
Wet week ahead in Canberra
Canberrans should keep raincoats handy for the rest of the week.
How learning to listen to Canberra's frogs can help save them
Canberra's Anke Maria Hoefer is known for talking to frogs but she believes it is learning how to listen to them that will save the species.
ACT solar panel owners urged to clean them as pollen season starts
Spring has sprung. And with it comes the peak pollen season and a warning that Canberrans who own rooftop solar panels need to stay vigilant about cleaning them, an ANU expert says.
CSIRO board extends CEO Larry Marshall's contract until mid-2020
Embattled CSIRO boss has been given another four year to right the science agency.
Beneath the surface of tourism in Bali, a water crisis looms
Bali looks lush and tropical and has more than 1000 years of rice production...but researchers estimate the island will run dry by 2020.
Wilderness lost: A 10th wiped out in 20 years
Researchers find about 3.3 million square kilometres have been lost.
Obama plans to keep fighting climate change after presidency
More than health care, race or the economy, the US president believes his efforts to slow global warming will be the most consequential legacy of his presidency.
Protesters stall woodland destruction for new road
Clearing land for the WestConnex motorway has begun - on National Threatened Species Day.
Surprising good news outcome from climate change
We are so used to bad news about climate change it is a little hard to process this.
Surf over snow as high pressure system dominates Sydney
Sydney's run of blissful early spring weather has a couple of days to run yet.
Marine parks under threat after review, green groups say
Reports set up by Abbott government threaten to expose vulnerable areas to commercial fishing, environmental group warns.
The rise of the super-typhoon
The most destructive categories of tropical storms to strike the heavily populated regions of east Asia are becoming more intense.
Brisbane City Council launches new weather warning app
Council joins Weatherzone to develop new app.
Eastern gorillas near extinction: report
Illegal hunting in Democratic Republic of Congo has wiped out 70 per cent of Eastern gorillas in the past two decades and pushed the world's biggest primate close to extinction, a Red List of endangered species shows.
The one thing you won't like about this week's weather
There's everything to like about the weather in Sydney this week - except for one irritating aspect.
Green groups' 'lawfare' against mines has broad support: poll
Even Coalition supporters are in favour of using the courts to challenge mining projects, a survey finds.
China ratifies Paris climate change agreement ahead of G20
China's parliament has ratified the Paris agreement on climate change, ahead of its hosting of next week's G20 meeting.
Canberra rain passes record, but fell shy of predictions
The Bureau of Meteorology forecast between 40 and 60 millimetres of rain from late Friday morning.
How to make your suburban garden more bee-friendly
Suburb-dwellers don't need to keep hives to help maintain the urban honeybee population.
Meet the pangolin, the most poached mammal in the world
A largely unknown creature, the pangolin holds the undesirable title of being the most poached and illegally trafficked mammal in the world. Scientists believe more than 1 million have been killed in the past decade.
Could oysters be delicacy of the past?
The future of oyster farming looks bleak, but you can help change it.
'When the ice goes, so does the wisdom'
Life in the Arctic region may sound inhospitable, but to Sheila Watt-Cloutier the cold is the source of comfort, culture and her history.
The deadly diseases scientists want to save
You'd think researchers who encounter some of the nastiest diseases affecting Australian animals would want to destroy them pronto. But that's not the case.
The chart that shows how wild Sydney's winter was
Spring might have sprung across the nation but it arrives with the prospect of an extension of Australia's wet and relatively mild winter.