SOUTH AUSTRALIA
While parts of Queensland and northern New South Wales are dealing with record flooding, the Bureau of Meteorology says there's little chance that much of the water ending up in the Murray-Darling Basin.
Wombats - they have been described as "The Hobbits of the Australian bush". They are secretive creatures who spend most of their time asleep underground, venturing out in the cool, dark of night.
Nearly a month since the birth of her stillborn baby, the pain is still evident in the eyes of Karta, the Adelaide Zoo orang-utan who has tragically lost five offspring in the past 15 years.
Many of us get frustrated with the slow pace of international action on climate change. But powerless as we feel, we can still make a difference by rethinking the way we design our lives.
Meet the tallest, oldest, biggest and widest trees in the world!
7 tips for creating a successful organic vegetable garden.
Honey, unlike almost everything else we consume in our diet, was intended solely to be a form of nourishment – albeit, for the bees. But honey has profound medicinal applications for humans.
New Fauna First Aid Course - A Guide to the Care of Macropods.
A dedicated group of locals and land-owners in NSW are taking on a major coal explorer in a legal and tactical battle with land access rights at the centre of a major stoush.
Last year, the former NSW Minister Craig Knowles, handed over to government a final, historic plan to manage the water resources of the Murray Darling Basin. He talks to Richard Aedy about how the plan was developed and how he cooled the tempers of the region's communities.
Food security is a growing concern around the world. Mark Wahlqvist from Monash University suggests a fundamentally different approach is needed, from national governments, international organisations and also at a local or community level. He calls for a greater appreciation for the ways in which the biodiversity and ecology of local areas relate to the functioning of food systems.
The Caribbean region's coral reefs have ceased growing at an ''extremely alarming'' rate and may be poised for massive erosion, a new study has determined.
The tenacious wolverine, a snow-loving carnivore sometimes called the "mountain devil," could soon join the list of species threatened by climate change.
In 1995 there was a total of 1738 oil and gas rigs drilling globally (excluding the former Soviet Union (FSU). By 2012 that number had more than doubled to 3850. Global C+C+NGL production grew from 68 to 84 million bpd (24%) over the same period.
The US Postal Service says it saved more than $52 million in 2012 by reducing energy, water, consumables, petroleum fuel use and solid waste to landfills, and generated nearly $24 million in revenue by recycling.
10 Reasons Why Dolphins Are Undeniably Awesome.
Scientists detail the smart bone and vascular structures that enable an owl to turn its head almost a full circle.
AUSTRALIA
The federal government had lodged a protest with Japan after a vessel from its whaling fleet entered Australia's exclusive economic zone south east of Tasmania. The incursion took place after the Shonan Maru 2 chased a Sea Shepherd anti-whaling ship about 15 nautical miles off Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean.
A dolphin calf has been used to lure a pod of up to 150 dolphins back out to sea after they became caught in shallow water near Albany.
The federal government had lodged a protest with Japan after a vessel from its whaling fleet entered Australia's exclusive economic zone south east of Tasmania. The incursion took place after the Shonan Maru 2 chased a Sea Shepherd anti-whaling ship about 15 nautical miles off Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean.
Sea Shepherd Founder Paul Watson is interviewed as an observer aboard Operation Zero Tolerance, Sea Shepherd's Ninth Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign.
WA Carnaby cockatoos under threat from diminishing habitat.
Environment Minister Robyn Parker says while there is a fine balance between promoting industry and protecting the environment, they can co-exist, with the Hunter Estuary Wetlands a good example.
Christine Milne spent the day with and Peg Putt (former Tasmanian Greens leader) and Miranda Gibson up ObserverTree.www.youtube.com
Hundreds of 4WD and camping enthusiasts are rallying today to protest against what they say is an unfair exclusion from the Stockton sand dunes.
Hundreds of 4WD and camping enthusiasts are rallying today to protest against what they say is an unfair exclusion from the Stockton sand dunes.
A brother and sister team dedicate their lives to protecting Australia’s native wildlife in the North - and they do it all for free.
True dingoes sometimes develop a mane of long hairs at the back of the neck. This mane stands erect when the dingo is alarmed,- another of the catlike features of this species.
INTERNATIONAL
A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit northern Japan, injuring 10 people and causing strong tremors across Hokkaido island.
A powerful magnitude 6.9 earthquake has hit northern Japan, injuring 10 people and causing strong tremors across Hokkaido island.
Call on Aman and the Malaysian government to put an immediate end to elephant poisoning and to work toward protecting the rainforests and their residents.
An independent investigation into a crackdown on a copper mine protest that left dozens injured in Burma last November has found that phosphorus was used by security forces, according to a group of lawyers.
Poachers have devised an ingenious way of killing tigers by electrocuting the big cats in the remote and wild areas of Maharashtra.
In 1995 there was a total of 1738 oil and gas rigs drilling globally (excluding the former Soviet Union (FSU). By 2012 that number had more than doubled to 3850. Global C+C+NGL production grew from 68 to 84 million bpd (24%) over the same period.
Researchers captured zebrafish’s thoughts on video and in real-time for the first time! Japanese scientists managed to make neurons glow when they fire a signal, which allowed them to see the fish’s reaction to food.
How Did a Tortoise Survive 30 Years in a Box?
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