Environment
Sustainability
'They seizure, they froth, they die': Warning to pet owners over fox baiting program
It comes just weeks after a rogue fox in urban Ryde sparked concern among residents.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Latest
Great Barrier Reef
'Whole thing is a mystery': Reef Foundation windfall hits private fund
Government's claim that its $444 million grant to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation will stimulate private donations has been disputed by a leading coral scientist.
- by Peter Hannam
Coal
Government tests interest in Sydney's first mining licence since 1993
The Sydney basin faces more coal mining after the NSW government said it would seek market interest in the first new exploration licence in more than 20 years.
- by Peter Hannam
Animals
Clever crows trained to pick up litter at French theme park
Six rooks have been taught to patrol a popular historical theme park and clear up cigarette butts and other rubbish in return for food.
- by David Chazan
Farming
Brewers help drought-hit farms with beer 'porridge'
Beer is emerging as a surprise helper for some drought-hit farmers in NSW.
- by Ben Langford
Animals
Amid Europe’s heat wave, rare flamingos lay first eggs in 15 years
The exotic birds are "fickle breeders" and can go years without nesting successfully.
- by Yonette Joseph
Opinion
Renewables
On our doorstep, a village hall becomes a war room
Our hall has been a special place. A place of coming together, of celebration. Recently that's as a divided community fights a much larger foe.
- by Sam Hardwicke
Rubbish
How retired engineer plans to remove 40 tonnes of faeces from Everest
In the two months that it takes to ascend the mountain, the average climber will produce 27 kilograms of excrement. Garry Porter has devised a way to get rid of it.
- by Cleve R. Wootson Jr
Animals
Dog and cat meat trade to be banned, Indonesian government vows
The weekend meeting was unprecedented, showing that officials from the highest levels of government recognise the suffering, and risk to health, the trade poses.
- by Steve Jacobs
Science
Ask Fuzzy: Is anyone out there?
Our best guesses about the nature of life elsewhere probably come from the most fundamental features of life on Earth.
- by Rod Taylor
Extreme weather
As a drought takes hold, what is the best plan for Australia's farms?
Life on the land has always captured the hearts of all Australians, but some harder hearts are beginning to question the near-term viability of many farms.
- by Jessica Irvine & Peter Hannam