Australian climate and environment in focus
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Nano-scale dinosaur made by Australian researchers from DNA building blocks
Western Australia’s endangered cockatoo among world’s longest-living birds
Fire ant rafts could float down Queensland river after recent heavy rains, expert warns
Growing infestations along the Logan river pose ‘very high risk’ of spreading downstream, Invasive Species Council says
Spiky blue devils and chocolate lilies: Victorian grassland bursts with wildflowers after ecological ‘reset’
Careful management including weed control and a burn laid the groundwork for floral abundance in Boorhaman reserve
Plan to dispose of nuclear waste from Aukus submarines unanimously rejected by Adelaide council
City of Port Adelaide Enfield’s mayor says she hadn’t received correspondence about storage or disposal before or after bill passed federal parliament
Santos figured out net zero roadmap ‘literally on the fly’, court hears in world-first greenwashing case
Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility accuses Australian oil giant of misleading and false claims in closing arguments
Hobart and Canberra ranked among top 10 global cities with lowest air pollution, analysis finds
Australian engineers invent anti-fatberg coating to tackle sticky sewer problem
‘Days of severe storms’ to rumble across Australia, with hail and millions of lightning strikes expected
Low pressure troughs sitting over swaths of the country are being charged by warmer-than-average ocean temperatures, weather expert says
All the buzz: chorus of ‘deafening’ cicadas to soundtrack Australian summer
Warmer weather brings multitudes of largest and noisiest varieties to east coast, with some as loud as 120 decibels
Australian-led project to grow plants on the moon scheduled for takeoff in 2025
Producing something ‘living, fresh and green’ for astronauts to eat on the moon and Mars among ultimate aims but first test is whether plants can survive
Thousands of dead seabirds are washing up on Australia’s beaches. Researchers want to know why
Each spring about 20 million shearwaters fly 15,000km to Australia from the northern hemisphere. This year, beachgoers have been finding many emaciated carcasses
From local pond to outback dunny, Australia’s biggest frog count is here – and researchers need your help
FrogID week aims to collect thousands of recordings of country’s 250 species using smartphone app
Abandoning Bass Strait oil and gas structures would breach international law, expert warns
Santos sued by its own shareholder in world-first greenwashing case
Dog owners warned about boom in ticks on Australia’s east coast after last year’s hot and wet summer
Expert reminds owners ‘freeze it, don’t squeeze it’ when it comes to the parasites, ideally with a freezing spray from a chemist
Mickey the cockatoo is free from his shopping centre prison. Here’s what you do when a bird flies in
Remaining calm, removing any food from the area, and locking up cats and dogs are among the first things to do if a feathered friend drops in
Through the roof: how a Brisbane shed is turning old solar panels into silver and copper
Australia’s solar waste problem – identified as a priority by the federal government in 2016 – is becoming larger and more urgent
Regent honeyeaters have ditched their typical tune for a shorter, simpler song. Why?
Critically endangered Blue Mountains birds’ song culture undergoing shift as more complex call ‘disappears from the wild’
Shifting from gas to electric heating could save Victorians more than $2,000 a year, research finds
Report concludes using reverse-cycle air conditioning instead of gas ducted heating could save households between $999 to $2,215 a year
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