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Buffel grass causes just as much damage to native wildlife as feral cats. But with the right control measures, biodiversity can bounce back.
We identify a few harmless spiders you’ve probably seen around the house and backyard — and a few that are best avoided.
The strange appearance of three humpback whales in a Kakadu river threw up many questions – including whether they’d come out on top in a fight with a crocodile.
A changing climate means parts of Australia will get hotter, some drier, others wetter and we can expect more extreme fire days.
The groundbreaking legal case has changed the game for how Australia’s $3 trillion superannuation industry invests, and how members are protected from climate risk.
Pink blood, green blood, or no blood at all – when it comes to what’s inside a worm’s body, the answer is more complicated – and fascinating – than you’d think.
While much of the world moves towards zero-carbon economies, a NSW mega-plan for new renewables may set up the state as an energy superpower.
At the start of the cyclone season in the Pacific, weather forecasters are changing their warnings to focus less on weather information and more on the damage expected from an impending storm.
If all, or even most, offspring of the survivors are shy, we could be facing an introduced pest population that is incredibly difficult to remove.
People tend to interpret things through a lens of their pre-existing beliefs. But they are not immune to changing their view, if you treat them with respect and understanding.
New research involving CRISPR technology has furthered our understanding of corals’ gene functions. Specifically, it has revealed a mechanism underpinning how corals withstand heat stress.
From property to local government, economic sectors are meeting the climate change challenge head on. Now the federal government must get on board.
Life-cycle assessments of food packaging often omit the impact and possible toxicity of plastics leaking into the environment. Excluding these factors gives plastics an unjustified advantage.
The royal commission made welcome and necessary recommendations around helping wildlife after hazards. But it’s not enough to focus only on response.
Under a Biden administration, fireside chats in the White House will come with new expectations that Australia significantly increases its ambitions under the Paris agreement.
Smoke from the Black Summer fires likely caused more than 400 deaths. A national set of air quality categories is long overdue.
Waste-to-energy incinerators could help Australia deal with its mounting waste crisis, but burning rubbish may come with risks to public health.
The bushfire royal commission handed down its final report last week, but stopped short of recommending a national town planning policy.
To let others decide how our money will be used is an abrogation of responsibility.
This year marks a decade since the Millennium Drought ended. The Murray-Darling Basin has endured a lot since, but two species are making an impressive comeback.
State governments, councils, researchers and entrepreneurs are slowing our slide to disaster – but they need others to step up.
When humpback whales shift their distribution and behaviour, it can lead to unexpected human encounters and new challenges.
Queenslanders head to the polls tomorrow. The Palaszczuk Labor government has vocally backed the resources industry – but our research suggests the issue will not decide the election result.
Australia is still grappling with the devastation wrought by the bushfires earlier this year. The Royal Commission’s final report marks the first step in the country’s disaster adaptation journey.