Science & Environment

This week has seen fresh calls by mining giant Rio Tinto for the government to invest in nuclear power, saying...

Those living at the bottom of the Murray are rapidly losing hope that anything can be done for an environment...

The NSW government held an auction in the town of Walgett today for new licenses to extract water from the...

Today marks sixty four years since the first time a nuclear weapon was exploded. The test, in the deserts of...

Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has announced the construction of Australia’s fourth uranium mine. The mine uses a process called...

Australia-wide public hearings are currently being held into alternative farming practices, in the face of climate change.

The lower reaches of the Murray have been dying for some time now, with very little water making its way...

The outcome of the G8 talks in L’Aquila in Italy have been hailed by some as offering hope that the...

Visiting UK author scientist and broadcaster Simon Singh believes that many alternative medicines are not backed by scientific evidence. He...

A report from the NSW Government’s Animal Research Review Panel has shown that almost 9,000 animals are killed for research...