Science
Greens push ahead with coal seam gas bill despite Abbott backdown
It was starting to look like a case of very strange bedfellows for awhile – the Greens, the Coalition and......
Native Forests the key to cutting carbon
With the government’s road to a five per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2020 looking shaky, a new study......
Sea-level rise threatens Torres Strait Islands
Rising sea levels can threaten island life in a number of ways. King tides break through sea walls, waves lap......
Love for the earthworm at the Scinema Awards
Australian filmmakers have taken out a number of top awards in the 2011 Scinema Science film competition. The Wire spoke......
Murray Darling Basin Plan delayed again
The Murray Darling Basin Plan has been delayed yet again, after NSW and Victorian governments put pressure on the Authority......
Queensland flood inquiry recommends more communication and lower dam levels
An inquiry into the summer flood disasters in Queensland has called for dam levels to be lowered and more training......
New bill could prevent illegal timber imports
Tables, chairs, doors cabinets. Every day we use and admire wooden objects, but rarely do we consider its source. Does......
Life after death? Father of cryonics dies
This week the founder of the cryonics movement, Robert Ettinger, died. According to his wishes, has been frozen. He joins......
Forestry peace deal signed in Tasmania
A peace deal between environmental groups and the timber industry could signal the end of the drawn-out dispute over Tasmania’s......
Western science meets indigenous knowledge to manage land
Australian natural resource management programs need to bring together scientists, conservationists and indigenous people. A report has explored the stories......