New mapping shows how Antarctica’s huge Totten Glacier has retreated far inland, raising sea levels by more than a metre. Rising temperatures could trigger it to do so again.
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Another month, another broken temperature record. Scientists are already confident 2016 will be the hottest year ever, a record only set in 2015.
Toxic algal blooms were unheard of in Australia’s major waterways before 1991. Now the Murray River has been struck by four major events in less than a decade, with more likely in the future.
Victoria’s volcanic plains offer fertile ground for grasslands teeming with wildflowers. But that same fertility has also made the plains a tempting target for grazers and growers, and developers too.
Catch 22: renewable energy can help fight climate change, but climate change might prove hard on renewable energy.
Atmospheric carbon dioxide measurements at Tasmania’s Cape Grim and Antarctica’s Casy Station have now officially passed 400 parts per million and are likely to stay above that for decades to come.
After the breakthrough at last year’s Paris climate talks, the hard work resumes this week as delegates meet in Germany to discuss how to ramp up countries’ climate targets.
Direct Action is the centrepiece of Australia’s climate action – but it may not be working as well as the government hopes.
There’s a wealth of climate policies to choose from this election – but what will they do electricity prices?
Closure of the state’s last coal power station will leave a potential gap in the electricity supply.
Research shows that the diet of Fraser Island dingoes ranges from bandicoots to iPods. What can be done to maintain a healthy population on the island?
Many pet fish end up in ponds, fountains and waterways. But before ditching your goldfish in the park, stop and think about the viruses you could also be releasing.
With a strategic plan adopted, it not only shows where development should be avoided but clears the way for development in other areas. So Perth needs to get it right.
South Australia’s Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission has recommended a nuclear waste site for the state.
A war is raging in your backyard between the “good” and “bad” mosquitoes.
A new millennium-long record reveals that Australia has suffered longer droughts and wet periods than those recorded in the past century’s weather observations.
A proliferation of concrete is increasing the risk of urban flooding. The solution? More gardens.
Back and forth over land-clearing laws has left landowners confused and native forests vulnerable.
Freshwater covers only 0.5% of the Earth’s surface but is home to 10% of the world’s lifeforms.
We have the technology to phase out fossil fuels, but it will take more than that.
Sea levels are rising faster in the Solomon Islands – and send a warning for the rest of the world.
Coastal communities include 24 federal seats held by margins of 5% or less, and their local councils are pressing the Australian government to show more urgency about the impacts of climate change.
Science was instrumental in working out how to clear brigalow forest to make way for farming in the 20th century. Now it’s trying to bring these iconic forests back.
The Leuser ecosystem in northern Sumatra is home to some of the world’s rarest and best-loved animals. Thanks to a new government moratorium on land clearing, conservationists have enjoyed a big win.
After some unusually wet years, our landscape and ecosystems have once again returned to poorer conditions that were last experienced during the Millennium Drought.