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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.
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.
Landslides triggered along the Great Ocean Road, prompting evacuations and school closures.
A "fair share" of the country's allowable carbon emissions will soon be burnt through, a think tank says.
Australia is set to triple its large-scale solar energy capacity as costs dive almost to those of wind farms.
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.
Rising flood waters are threatening hundreds of homes in central NSW as the State Emergency Service responds to thousands of calls for assistance and road closures cripple the region.
The art of Arthur Boyd has been transformed into music for Bundanon's Siteworks festival.
Male redbacks have a previously unknown evolutionary trick to mate more than once.
Cuddling a kitten may always make you feel better - but it could be dangerous to your health, experts say.
Will the container deposit scheme be ready to start by its deadline of July 1 next year?
For generations of pet owners feeding bones to their dogs has seemed as natural and healthy as letting them run free across fields and meadows.
Spring is in the air, which means one thing is certain: it's magpie swooping season.
As the greyhound racing industry lurches from one controversy to another – most significantly in New South Wales, where it will soon be banned – attention has turned to saving the animals from a deadly fate.
Those of you heading for a beach holiday this summer might want to consider doing a free online training package before taking off, it could help save a turtle's life.
A concerted effort is underway to save the endangered golden shouldered parrot of remote Cape York.
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.
How Queensland's current magpie relocation program came to be.
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.
Wagga's flood crisis is set to continue after the Bureau of Meteorology indicated more rain was headed for the city next week.
The powerful storm is the strongest in the world this year.
Canberra's disappearing lake has emerged again after one of the wettest winters on record.
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.
Canberrans should keep raincoats handy for the rest of the week.
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.
Stay inside tonight, or bring your gumboots if you are planning to venture outdoors - the rains are coming again.
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.
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.
A controversial coal mine in Sydney's catchment area is seeking to expand despite "very significant" impacts.
Embattled CSIRO boss has been given another four year to right the science agency.
Bali looks lush and tropical and has more than 1000 years of rice production...but researchers estimate the island will run dry by 2020.
Researchers find about 3.3 million square kilometres have been lost.
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.
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