For Indigenous painter and clan leader Djambawa Marawili, art carries a lot more meaning than aesthetics alone.

His photo of changing skies near Bungendore is the October image in the 2018 Australian Weather Calendar.

An unusual mix of researchers from Australia and abroad will set sail later this month in a bid to locate and then propagate "super corals" that appear best able to survive bleaching caused by climate change.

The world is headed for its third warmest year on record, even without the boost from an El Nino, as the signs of climate change continue to mount, the World Meteorological Organisation, said.

A band of fast-moving thunderstorms has swept over Sydney and parts of eastern NSW, briefly drenching and buffeting those caught outside.

A low pressure system will wreak havoc over Sydney and New South Wales on Monday with high rainfall and possible severe thunderstorms forecast.

Residents and businesses come together to build a community-funded 1.2-megawatt solar farm.

Funding to give greater independence for struggling Indigenous communities is coming from a surprising source.

There's no kidding around when it comes to weed control in the territory.

Thirteen US agencies have unveiled an exhaustive scientific report that says humans are the dominant cause of the global temperature rise that has occurred since the start of the 20th century.

It's the perfect time to stay indoors and under cover.

The rise of Donald Trump and even the likes of One Nation's Malcolm Roberts can be halted, the prominent UK science broadcaster says.

Senior officials considering lending public money to develop Australia's biggest coal mine have known for months of environmental and financial problems surrounding the proponent Adani, internal emails reveal.

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In a densely populated pocket of Cililitan in East Jakarta, a dog slaughterhouse has been distributing dog meat to local restaurants for 41 years.

These orang-utans boast genetic, skeletal and tooth differences from the two other species.

Humans can have more empathy for dogs than their two-legged friends, a new study suggests.

The number of countries in which greenhouse gases has peaked continues to rise, representing a "critical turning point" in the task of curbing climate change, according to a report by the World Resources Institute.

The world must do more to curb climate change, with Australia among those singled out by the UN to do more.

A seven-month old Tasmanian devil named Hurricane has made an unlikely friend while being hand-raised by zookeeper Elyshia Wignell.

The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere rose by a record rate last year.

A classic southerly cool change is on the way for Sydney.

Security guards had to tackle one protester who tried to interrupt her television interview.

Summer is about to make a return to Sydney. But it will only be a fleeting visit.

Explorer Tim Jarvis charts the world's vanishing glaciers on his latest mountaineering expeditions.

The fence was installed as part of $4.36 billion upgrade of the Pacific Highway between Woolgoolga and Ballina.

Most Australians associate turtles with the ocean, not realising their shy, freshwater cousins are in rivers, lakes and farm dams all over the country.

The Antarctic ice sheets are melting faster than earlier understood, prompting updated modelling to re-assess for the risks of rapid sea level rise.

The earth is a fragile thing that could even destroy itself, Pope Francis told astronauts on the International Space Station on Thursday, saying they had an opportunity to see the planet "from the eyes of God".

Sydney and the Hunter region have been battered by storms overnight with heavy rain, hail and flash flooding.