Meet Taronga Zoo's newest addition  - one of the world's tiniest and rarest primates, a mohawk-sporting baby cotton-top tamarin.

The world's first transgenic ants offer scientists the chance to explore the evolution of animal societies - and, perhaps, our own.

Sydney is heading for its hottest ever January at least for overnight temperatures.

Households with solar panels could triple within five years and those with batteries rise even faster.

The number of mammals used in animal testing could be cut dramatically thanks to moth larvae, scientists say.

Going for a summer's dip at the beach was a real pain for some people this past weekend.

There's little sign of summer taking a holiday this week, with more scorching days and a string of warm nights ahead.

More used to marching penguins, it was a different kind of movement that swept across one of the most remote places on the planet in recent hours.

How tiny Huonville does well by doing good on the environment front.

The man also used the animal's carcass to threaten passers-by in a bizarre act of animal cruelty.

Just moments after President Donald Trump took the oath of office on Friday, the official White House website was transformed to wipe out all mention of climate change.

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Damaging winds pass Canberra by with severe thunderstorm warning cancelled.

An adorable baby red panda who suffered horrific neck injuries has a second lease on life thanks to a cuddly toy and a Sydney zookeeper.

A large fire swallowed more than 3300 hectares as it burned east from Lake George on Tuesday afternoon.

Sydneysiders have endured yet another sticky, stifling night of summer, with the temperature not dipping below 28 degrees in the city all night.

An analysis of more than a decade of Australian bites and stings has found that the bee poses the biggest public health threat.

Climate change will result in higher humidity and more severe rainstorms, according to new Australian research.

Questions about sharks in Victoria that you probably have wondered about at some point, but never found the answers to.

After a reprieve from extreme heat on Sunday, Sydney is in for one hot night on Tuesday.

ActewAGL and SES crews were on Sunday still cleaning up damage from Friday's freak windstorm.

It dropped the temperature nine degrees in nine minutes and now a major clean-up is underway in the capital after Friday's freak windstorm.

You're not wrong: Sydney has just tossed and turned through a night of "quite exceptional" heat.

As NSW residents yet again brace themselves for scorching heat with the mercury set to rise above 40c, authorities have issued a total fire ban across most of the state.

After a warm night, Melbourne woke up to light rain on Friday, a little taster of the heavier falls expected later on.