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An underwater photograph of a vibrant section of coral reef, teaming with light-blue coloured fish.

16 Oct 2020

News that half the corals in the Great Barrier Reef have been lost in the past two decades is alarming enough, but experts say alarm at findings of dramatic...

A close-up image of Secretary of Home Affairs Department Mike Pezzullo

14 Oct 2020

Home Affairs Secretary Mike Pezzullo said Australia's national security faces threats from the natural world, not just armed attacks.

An image looking over Canberra at night time on 31 Jan 2020, with the hills in the background lit up orange with the Orroral Valley fire burning.

14 Oct 2020

Social identity, not scientific evidence, drives many people’s attitudes on climate change.

Dr Adele Morris standing next to a large tree in a forested area, looking at the camera and smiling

12 Oct 2020

If all of Antarctica was to melt, it would increase the sea level by nearly 60 metres and would see cities such as Sydney disappear.

An image of the five women who won the L'Oreal Women in Science awards in 2020 - all wearing white shirts with jeans, with a light turquoise background.

12 Oct 2020

In a world preoccupied by the coronavirus pandemic (and for good reason), another global emergency is being somewhat forgotten. Climate change. Thankfully for...

An image of Prof David Lindemayer in an area of forest, leaning against a tree with one hand in his pocket.

11 Oct 2020

The list of 28 native animals placed on the latest threatened species list is expected to be joined by even more as the full impact of the 2019-20 summer...

People protesting inaction on climate change holding up signs in front of the White House in Washington - the main sign reads 'wake up to the climate crisis'.

10 Oct 2020

European countries are considering forming a 'Carbon Club' to impose taxes on countries not meeting their decarbonisation targets. That's not...

Climate activist Ella Avni, 17, standing looking at the camera and smiling, with the ocean in the background.

10 Oct 2020

High-school climate activists said they're disappointed by the lack of funding for a "green recovery" from coronavirus in this week's...

A photograph of a section of iceberg breaking off the main berg and plunging into the sea.

9 Oct 2020

The risks of climate change are generally considered by the UN climate panel to be higher today than the estimates of 20 years ago.

A photograph of planet Earth from space.

8 Oct 2020

The Australian Community Climate and Earth System Simulator quietly picked up AU$7.6 million in funding.

A fire at Churchill, Victoria on Black Saturday 2009. The sky is a dark orange colour, with a thick plume of smoke rising in the distance from where the fire is burning.

8 Oct 2020

Across most forest types and ages, thinning had little impact on the severity of Black Saturday fires in Victoria, ANU study suggests

6 Oct 2020

Five ANU Solar Photovoltaic projects have shared in $3.2 m in Australian Government funding.

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