Science & Environment

It may have been Senator Bob Brown’s last day in office… but he was the one handing out the presents....

The call for greater protection of Australian shores has finally been answered as a national marine park plan was announced...

Ocean environmental protection group Sea Shepherd has welcomed the creation of a series of marine parks around Australia, but says...

When the earthquakes hit Christchurch in 2010 and 2011 nobody saw them coming. In fact nobody even knew about the...

The Queensland government is charging Orica Australia with breaching 279 pollution offenses in Gladstone. Under the state Environmental Protection Act,...

Special contact lenses may be used to repair sight thanks to an Australian medical breakthrough. The treatment involves transferring sheets...

A coal mine in Central Queensland has been the cause of tension between the Federal Labor Government and the Queensland...

If you missed the Transit of Venus today you’ll have to wait another 105 years… As the beguiling planet that...

Wild dogs attacking livestock is an ongoing issue for rural Australia and good conditions in recent months have led to...

The amount of carbon dioxide measured in the atmosphere in the Arctic has reached record highs. According to measurements taken...