Science & Environment

Talks are continuing at the meeting in Bali aimed at developing a post-2012 framework for tackling climate change. Today the...

Today marks the official opening of one of the most significant meetings on climate change since the negotiations of the...

A further eight Australian fur seals have today been confirmed dead on Tasmania’s eastern coast. The rare seals were all...

Yesterday, the Victorian and New South Wales governments announced a ban on Genetically modified crops will be lifted in early...

The Construction and Mining Union – CFMEU – have called for the Australian coal industry to invest more funds into...

What a difference a weekend makes. Labor has swept into office at the federal level, leaving the Lord mayor of...

Scientists in the US and Japan have used new technology to create stem cells from adult skin cells, removing the...

Australia is currently experiencing a mining boom, driven by record resource prices. But mining uses huge amounts of water, and...

Even with many countries complying with the Kyoto Protocol, the globe’s CO2 emissions look set to only be reduced by...

The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change or IPCC makes for some concerning reading. Compiled by 2500...