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Wild weekend storms on the way
PARTS of Australia’s south and eastern seaboard are set for a few days of soaring temperatures, thunderstorms and mad humidity.
Is climate science doomed under Trump?
DONALD Trump once said climate change was a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. Will his crazy belief hurt the planet?
Giant sinkhole swallows five-lane road
A GIANT sinkhole has appeared in the middle of a busy Japanese city, swallowing part of a five-lane street and causing a major blackout.
Triple whammy of weather pain
AUSTRALIA is being struck by a weather trifecta of trouble fuelling a fearsome and difficult to control season — but a long hot summer.
Is climate science doomed under Trump?
DONALD Trump once said climate change was a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese government. Will his crazy belief hurt the planet?
Climate denying senator in press row
SENATOR Roberts walked out of his own press conference after it descended into a shouting match with reporters.
How Hazelwood impacts all Aussies
AUSSIES are facing higher electricity bills and a “major impact” on power supply after the closure of Australia’s dirtiest power plant was announced.
The massive risk Australia is ignoring
A BIG global agreement comes into force on Friday and many Australians seem to be unaware of how it will impact their lives.
Australian continent getting sunburnt
AUSTRALIA is known as the sunburnt country but according to a new report it’s not just the people who are getting sunburnt, but the continent as well.
Why your Facebook friends are checking in here
BY NOW, you’ve probably seen plenty of your Facebook friends “checking in” at Standing Rock, except most of them are nowhere near the location.
This park is actually a secret motorway
IT MAY surprise some locals but that quiet, unusually long green park behind their homes has another purpose. There are fears it could ruin the area.
Is this Australia’s stinkiest city?
SOMETHING is literally on the nose in this Queensland city — and its colourful mayor, Paul Pisasale, has “had a gutful” of it.
These insects are worth $100 billion
A GROUP of invasive insect species has proven to be the costliest animal group to human society, with new research showing the staggering damage it causes.
Most of the world’s wilderness lost
RESEARCHERS have warned there may be no unspoilt land left within a century as a report shows an area twice the size of Alaska has been lost since the 1990s.
Iguana vs snake chase video goes viral
IT IS the stuff of nightmares for every person with even the slightest of snake phobias.
Secret Soviet map project revealed
THE Soviets were so convinced they would take over that they launched a covert project to ensure their future rule.
The coldest inhabited place on Earth
WELCOME to the village of Oymyakon — the coldest inhabited place on Earth.
Surfer gets thrown off enormous wave
AN unidentified pro rider is seen tumbling head over heels through the foam and whitewash at a surfing event in Portugal.
Incredible pics of cliff divers in Japan
FANCY taking the plunge off a 21.5m cliff? Likely not, but the backdrop to this diving event is nothing short of breathtaking.