NASA takes naked pictures of Great Barrier Reef to save it
The US space agency is taking images from 8.5 kilometres up in a specially equipped jet to gain a better understanding of what humans are doing to the largest living thing on Earth.
Environment
Victorian floods: worst September deluge in a century
Landslides triggered along the Great Ocean Road, prompting evacuations and school closures.
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.
Male magpies take fatherhood very seriously
How Queensland's current magpie relocation program came to be.
That cute whale you clicked on? It's doomed
I was scrolling through Instagram when I saw it: a white fuzz ball of a baby seal, snuggling in a snowdrift. You better believe I liked it ... then I read the caption.
Say fish! Sea lions pose for drone camera portrait off WA coast
A Perth photographer has captured some incredible images of curious sea lions gathering together to check out something they'd never seen before - a hovering remote control drone.
Flood crisis in Wagga set to worsen with 'significant' rain system forecast for next week
Wagga's flood crisis is set to continue after the Bureau of Meteorology indicated more rain was headed for the city next week.
Five injured as typhoon strikes Taiwan
The powerful storm is the strongest in the world this year.
Earth's most violent storm since Haiyan takes aim at Taiwan and China
Clocking wind speeds of 185 mph, super typhoon Meranti, now the Earth's strongest storm of the year, is forecast to graze Taiwan on Wednesday before barrelling into China.
Wet week ahead in Canberra
Canberrans should keep raincoats handy for the rest of the week.
'Amazing extremes' pushing plants to the brink
Australia's inland plants are among those most likely to be affected by rising temperatures, challenging the concept that the country's weather extremes would make them less susceptible to global warming, a new study has found.
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.
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.
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.
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.