Science & Environment

Christchurch in New Zealand was hit by a 6.3 magnitude earthquake at lunchtime today- creating widespread and serious damage throughout...

The epicenter of the quake was 10km south east of Christchurch at a depth of 5km- it was closer to...

As BHP Billiton prepares to expand its operation at Olympic Dam on the back of record profits, its safety record...

In the 1960’s Indian agriculture was in a bad way – farmers could not produce enough to go near feeding...

Floodwaters are creeping slowly down the Murray river system – towards the Lower lakes and the mouth of the Murray...

An Ecuadorian court has fined US oil giant Chevron a reported 8 billion dollars for polluting parts of the Amazon...

Following accusations of safety breaches…Australia’s only nuclear reactor is now to be the subject of an investigation, announced today by...

Arkaroola is a pristine wilderness site in the north of South Australia’s Flinders Ranges. There’s uranium under all that pristine...

A group of experts have gathered in Adelaide this week to talk tourism – how to do it best and...

The government’s climate change advisor Ross Garnaut has said that “If we are seeing an intensification of extreme weather events...