Environment
'Too late to leave': Fresh emergency warning for NSW bushfire
A large bushfire, which burnt through 4000 hectares, destroying 10 homes and 23 outbuildings at Tabulam, has flared up again and threatens more properties.
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Canberra life
Hot weather: Bad for humans; bad for wasps, too
There's been a drop in the number of wasp nests found in the ACT.
- by Steve Evans
Wildlife
Black leopard photos are awesome but not first in 100 years
Will Burrard-Lucas posted photos he took of a black leopard in Kenya, but the world's media got the message wrong.
- by Reis Thebault and Alex Horton
Extreme weather
After record-breaking summer, NSW set for a hotter than average autumn
The country is on track to have warmer than average days and nights in the coming months, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
- by Rachel Clun
Wildlife
Cassowary mystery cracked: Nature gifts giant bird an inbuilt 'airconditioner'
Scientists have long been puzzled by the purpose of the giant tropical birds' distinctive 'helmets' – now a team of researchers say they've cracked the case.
- by Joe Hinchliffe
Darling Disaster
Indigenous groups unite in call for Murray-Darling royal commission
Only a federal royal commission with "real teeth" can uncover the corruption and mismanagement that is killing the nation's biggest river system, the Murray-Darling Basin, leading Indigenous groups say.
- by Peter Hannam
NSW Votes
NSW Greens push for mandatory solar and batteries for all new homes
The bidding war among NSW political parties over solar panels has been joined by the Greens who want photovoltaics and batteries to be made compulsory for all new dwellings.
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
Sydney braces for hot Tuesday as total fire ban declared for NSW
With strong winds and high temperatures throughout NSW on Tuesday, the weather bureau warns there is potential for both bushfires and dust storms.
- by Jenny Noyes
Insects
'Disappearing everywhere': The great extinction happening under our noses
Insect populations are "threatened worldwide" in a trend that has significant implications for animals that rely on them, Australian-based researchers say.
- by Peter Hannam
Extreme weather
Hawaii braces for storm that could bring waves of up to 18 metres
The National Weather Service said wind gusts reached 64km/h in some areas, and authorities said residents should be prepared for coastal flooding.
Science
'Sometimes women aren't listened to' in science
Women make up less than a fifth of Australians qualified in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields. Dr Marissa Parrott wants that to change.
- by Charlotte Grieve